Comments on: Webfont pitfalls http://www.thebrightlines.com/2010/01/20/webfont-pitfalls/ HTML, CSS, Javascript and more Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:34:22 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Wouter Bos http://www.thebrightlines.com/2010/01/20/webfont-pitfalls/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Wouter Bos Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:31:06 +0000 http://www.thebrightlines.com/?p=370#comment-31 Thanks for clearing that up! Thanks for clearing that up!

]]> By: Ono http://www.thebrightlines.com/2010/01/20/webfont-pitfalls/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Ono Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:50:55 +0000 http://www.thebrightlines.com/?p=370#comment-30 Hey Wouter. You're not entirely correct about hinting. Hints don't really color pixels or create smooth lines. They are an extra set of instructions for each character to align it's outline with a raster (i.e. pixels). Hints actually adjust it's shape by shifting certain points in order to improve contrast and legibility. It works with both aliasing and anti-aliasing. Or more accurate: it's intended to counter undesired (anti-)aliasing effects. And it can really affect the appearance of a font on small font sizes. Also, be carefull with auto-hinting. In some cases the result can be worse than no hinting at all. Good article though ;-) Hey Wouter. You’re not entirely correct about hinting. Hints don’t really color pixels or create smooth lines. They are an extra set of instructions for each character to align it’s outline with a raster (i.e. pixels). Hints actually adjust it’s shape by shifting certain points in order to improve contrast and legibility.

It works with both aliasing and anti-aliasing. Or more accurate: it’s intended to counter undesired (anti-)aliasing effects. And it can really affect the appearance of a font on small font sizes.

Also, be carefull with auto-hinting. In some cases the result can be worse than no hinting at all.

Good article though ;-)

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