Hi,

I must say IE9 does have great potential compared to previous versions. However, I am experiencing extremely Fuzzy Fonts on the main site I maintain.

Never had a font problem before trying IE9. Are there specific steps I need to do to make IE9 look as good as all the other browsers?

Tools>Internet Options, General tab, Accessibility button, check "Ignore font styles specified on web pages", also the Advanced tab settings for Clear Type(tm).

You have have hardwired (inline) some font-families on your page. If that font is not installed on a machine the default font will be used (see Fonts button on Internet Options).

When comparing web pages in different browsers it is important that you choose the same default settings for fonts and font sizes. There are arguments for and against using font-family rules in pages as if a font is not installed the fallback default will be used. Personally I see it as a user choice and do not use any font-family rules.

Thanks for your quick response. Are you saying I have to tell every website user that visits my site that they have to adjust their settings for the sake of Internet Explorer or are you saying that this problem is likely to be isolated to my computer alone?

Also, I have updated my ATI Graphics Driver and tried adjusting the settings you mentioned but I still have fuzzy fonts even when I visit other sites. I don't know what else to try except to use ANY other browser.

Hi,

No..... this should be localized to your computer and your IE settings and installed fonts.

I have no problems with your pages in IE8 and 9 beta.

mmm. check for a new version of mootools (it is better to use a CDN instead of a local copy on your server so you always have the latest version). It is using page Transitions which is MSIE proprietry....

although I have this enabled (Advanced tab of Internet Options - Enable page transitions) without affect...

also go to enhanceie.com/ua.aspx and check your IE's userAgentString... since your are using Mootools which uses userAgent sniffing to serve up different code versions. Another reason to use a CDN instead of a local copy.

Your MooTools or your IE UAS seems to be the likely candidate.... causing the incorrect application of a DX filter or transform.

Typically IE's fonts look fuzzy when the opacity filter is applied... see Google.com.

A quick test is to disable "Enable page transitions" on the Advanced tab of Internet Options, although the opacity filter is unaffected, but it should block the Mootools transitions.

Using Font-families - If you specify a font-family in your style rules, web browsers will try to use it when rendering the page. If the font is not installed on the user's computer then the browser will attempt to use the Default web font, which may or may not be a true-type font that supports antialias . The result is that if you use font-family rules and filter rules, the user may see a font that does not support smoothing and the fonts on the page may look pixelated.

IE9 and other Standards compliant browsers do not support MS page Transitions. Probably the short answer is to remove the Mootools fx transitions. But also check your IE userAgent String which may be causing your mootools to incorrectly detect another browser when you are actually using IE.

Hi,

I seem to be missing the option: (Advanced tab of Internet Options - Enable page transitions).

I activated the Mootools Upgrade Plugin in Joomla. It broke all the Mootools Effects when in IE9. These effects worked in the other browsers.I have made the Template Manufacturer ( www.rockettheme.com/forum/index.php?f=39...15215&rb_v=viewtopic ) aware of the problem. I don't expect any sort of solution until IE9 is out of BETA.

There is some good news! The Fuzzy Font has gone. I updated my display driver again but this time I did it straight from the Device Manager. So I guess this post can be marked as resolved.