edwardtufte/tufte-css

Fonts appear lighter on Windows browsers than on Mac.

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#146 opened on Jul 17, 2019

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Description

I loaded the site on Windows browsers for the first time, and noticed that fonts appear much lighter than they do on Mac. Screenshots below:

Safari 12 on Mac

Chrome 75 on Windows tufteOnWindowsChrome75

Firefox 68 on Windows tufteOnWindowsFirefox68

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Tech stack
csshtml
Domain
frontenddesign
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
basic CSScross browser testing
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60
Research direction
Investigate CSS font weight and font smoothing properties across Windows and Mac browsers. Check if the issue is related to system font rendering differences or missing @font face rules. Look at the tufte.css file for any font declarations and test with different font stacks.
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