GNU bug report logs - #18746
blurred fonts

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Message #8 received at 18746 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Angelo Borsotti <angelo.borsotti <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 18746 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#18746: blurred fonts
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 10:32:44 +0300

> Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 09:13:16 +0200
> From: Angelo Borsotti <angelo.borsotti <at> gmail.com>
> 
> this night my PC Windows 7 has downloaded and installed a number of
> updates. After that, emacs displays blurred fonts. See attached image.
> Note that such bad-looking fonts appear also on the top manu bar, and in
> all its menus.
> They appear also on the main window making editing awful.
> 
> What can I do?

Did the update turn on ClearType?  If so, try disabling it.

If that doesn't help, get the list of the updates that were installed,
read the relevant KB articles on the MS site, and try figuring out
which one(s) might be responsible for this change.  Then present your
findings here, and let's take it from there.

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