[jQuery] Re: strange ie7-related font behaviour - jQ/ie7 bug?

2008-12-04 Thread Mike Alsup
> I'd love to see someone find a fix for this.  It seems to crop up when > the opacity is set, however removing the opacity doesn't seem to > matter.  Best workaround is to avoid fading text.  If you absolutely > have to, try putting a div in front of the text the same color as the > background an

[jQuery] Re: strange ie7-related font behaviour - jQ/ie7 bug?

2008-12-04 Thread Jimbo M
You're seeing a known problem with IE7 (and unfortunately not fixed in the new IE8). The problem has to do with ClearType rendering of fonts. If you use a fade effect on a font rendered with ClearType, you get the ugly jagginess you are witnessing. I've whined about this to MS for a LONG time,