Re: [ft-devel] [ttfautohint] stem width handling is now selectable

[vern adams]

> 
> BTW, what font exactly is `Open Sans' used in your test images?  I
> want to have a more detailed look at the stem alignment.

It is OpenSans Regular from the Google webfonts server.

> 
>> I've got a bit lost keeping up with what rendering the different
>> browsers on Windows* use now.
> 
> Here is a nice table:
> 
>  http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2012/04/24/a-closer-look-at-font-rendering/
> 
> No idea whether this is correct, though...

That seems basically correct, though i'm pretty sure IE8 does support cleartype 
under WinXP, i.e. i can switch from greyscale to Cleartype in XP and the 
rendering in IE8 changes accordingly :)

> PS: I faintly remember that there exists a kind of rendering farm (or
>    was it just an idea?) which makes it possible to submit a web
>    page, and you get images for various browsers under various
>    operating systems, including different Windows flavours.  However,
>    I've lost the details.  Anyone who knows more?

you mean https://browserlab.adobe.com/en-us/  ?