If you see these lovely fonts with broken edges (and if you are on Windows XP) here are some workarounds.
i. Enable 'Clear Type' or 'Standard' font smoothing.
Font smoothing makes all texts on your computer look cuter, really :)
Please find the steps below:
- Right Click on the desktop -> Properties
- In the Display Properties window select 'Appearances'
- Click on the 'Effects' button
- Check: 'Use the following method for to smooth edges of the screen fonts.'
- Select 'Standard'
- Click: Apply
Make it even better on Firefox and Chrome.
ii. Enhanced Windows Font Smoothing extension for Google Chrome (by Eli Grey)
Enhanced Windows Font Smoothing
iii. gdi++ utility
http://pctonic.net/bring-mac-os-x-style-font-rendering-to-windows-with-gdi
References:
- How to enable Clear Type
- Clear Type Tuner
- Font smoothing, anti-aliasing, and sub-pixel rendering
- Better Font Smoothing in Google Chrome on Windows
- Bring Mac OS X Style Font Rendering to Windows with GDI++