Re: font appears dilated after upgrade to ImageJ 1.53d and Mac OS Catalina

Posted by Michael Schmid on
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/font-appears-dilated-after-upgrade-to-ImageJ-1-53d-and-Mac-OS-Catalina-tp5023919p5023923.html

Hi Joe,

no  problem with Linux (Ubuntu 16.04) and a recent daily build:
ImageJ 1.53e15; Java 1.8.0_112 [64-bit]; Linux 4.4.0-187-generic.
See the screenshot.

So I suspect a MacOS Catalina issue. If you search the internet for
"Catalina font problem" you will find quite a few results.

Michael
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On 09.09.20 20:14, Joe Vandergracht wrote:

> Updating my entry from earlier today:
>
> I did not realize how easy is was to downgrade ImageJ.  I just downgraded to 1.52 and the font problem remains.  So I suspect it has to do with Catalina but could it be something else?
>
> Note that this is not just a remembered perception.  I have an automated process for annotating and examples from a week ago and more all display very readable 12 point SansSerif  (with anti-aliasing off).  But now it looks horrible.
>
> Can someone just try creating some 12 point Sans Serif text on an 8 bit image and let me know if it is easily legible.  I am using the word "apple" as example text and the 'l' and 'e' are merged together and the e is all filled in.
>
> If you do try it and report your success (or failure) please note your platform and OS.
>
> thanks much
>
> Joe Vandergracht

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