On 12/11/2006, at 1:34 PM, Brandon Aaron wrote:
>
> On 11/11/06, Joel Birch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> On 12/11/2006, at 12:22 PM, Brandon Aaron wrote:
>>
>>> This is actually done on purpose to avoid the ugly text that
>>> happens in IE 6.
>>
>> I'm not sure what you mean. Just to verify - when I say "IE7 makes
>> the type aliased" I mean that it removes the smooth anti-aliasing,
>> and ends up looking "jaggy". If you look at the Services page of the
>> site I posted with IE7 and toggle between the "Baby Boomers,
>> Thirties, and Seniors" tabs, you will see that the type that gets
>> faded in the process ends up jagged. This does not happen in IE6 with
>> ClearType on.
>>
>> Or did you mean something else entirely?
>>
> IE 7 will remove clear type on text that has an alpha filter (maybe
> others filters too) applied to it. This is their fix for the screwed
> up text in IE 6 with clear type and the alpha filter.

Ah, I get you now. So, they fixed a bug caused by a hack with a hack  
which causes another bug. Sounds about right :)
I preferred being able to make sure the text had a background and  
retaining the nice type. As it is now though, there seems to be no  
work around. Excuse me now while I go slam my head in a door.


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