FAO: Chrome users
 

Something I've noticed as Chrome is my primary web browser, so I expect plenty of other members will have the same issue.

Last week I noticed that my fonts looked different on all vBulletin forums. This is how it used to look:

http://www.southeastscoobies.co.uk/v...ps14ac48f9.jpg

However, all of a sudden it started to look like this:

http://www.southeastscoobies.co.uk/v...ps0588fb86.jpg

Note that the font size is slightly different and the underlining is messed up so the text appears to join up with the underlining. After a quick google, it turns out this this is caused by an auto-update of Chrome (to version 37).

To fix this, type 'chrome://flags' into your address bar. You will see a feature called 'Disable DirectWrite' - click enable (to disable it, great logic lol).

http://www.southeastscoobies.co.uk/v...pse82870d3.jpg

Close all Chrome windows and re-open the browser. All fixed :)

Really nice of Google to force an 'experimental font rendering system' onto us by default! :notworking:

is this why sometimes i click on a link and it opens another unconnected tab? some words are highlighted as well?

They must be reading some Apple developer handbook :O :wa::whistle::geek: or are Apple reading Googles?..