iPad, iOS 4
aldor1 wrote:
Thanks, very helpful. But that was about what I expected from this forum.
Tamara wrote:
I forget that people like you get insulting when forum members don't blame the device for YOUR vision issue. It's pretty obvious you are too vain to admit that your eyes are the problem even though you tweak all your devices to compensate.
im right there with you buddy, my ipad1's fonts are crystal clear, as a matter a fact every device i own, laptop, iphone 4, droid is perfectly clear, i dont wear glasses, my vision is perfect, but the screen font/txt on the new ipad2 has issues. at first i thought it was maybe just a defective ipad2 so i went to the apple store with my ipad1 and ipad2 and the employees at the apple store agreed with me that the font on the ipad2 seemed to bleed, almost like too much black ink on white paper. just to go a step further i stopped by 2 verizon stores and looked at the units on display, when looking at regular text such as emails whenther its set to smallest or largest, its blurred. i can't believe more folks arent complaining about this. im ready to take it back, i just assumed since it was the ipad2 that it would be superior to the ipad1 as far as the display went, remember, keyword: assumed.. probably should have played with them hands on a bit more before the purchase. now for a refund ill have to wait 10+ days for apple to issue a check so i said forget it, ill just keep it, but im not happy with it...😠
I just received my ipad 2 and I also find the font blurry. I use the Kindle app a lot and on my iphone the font is crisp where on the ipad it appears shadowed. It really makes me want to go back to printed books.
im right there with ya, the font on the iPad2 is horrid, i sold mine and even selling it right after i bought it was VERY difficult to do, if a retina display model comes out i may buy it but honestly, i just dont have a use really for a tablet and a iphone, they are both the same pretty much and my ipad couldnt do things my laptop could do so the whole concept was slowing me down... well see what apple comes out with next...
Maybe it's a suggestion to be sent to apple as feedback, something for them to consider for a future accessibility feature.
I don't notice an issue, except now thatbim used to the iPad my touch is so tiny it drives me nuts :)
The original poster is correct, there are times when the underlying structure of a website does something that causes the ios5 safari engine to render blurry text. I've been working on a magazine publishing engine for the web, and only noticed this problem when I upgraded to ios5 on an ipad 1. The problem does not appear on the android devices I am currently testing with.
If a website is relying on turning the css 3d transform on and off to assist in moving elements on the page it will cause the text to render with a very high pixelation and aliasing. Sometimes it will go back to the original sharp image, but sometimes not. People use this technique to help manage memory on mobile safari. Applying a 3d transform to everything on the page can crash the browser, especially on a single-page web app.
I have found that simply rotating the device will help to 'reset' the font sharpness but that relies on the user having their orientation unlocked, and is not a good way to enhance customer satisfaction.
It has been a nagging problem for a while now.
So, original poster, it's not you, it is a problem, fill out the feedback and hope for the best. Hopefully they will fix the rendering engine under ios5.
and all those 'get your eyesight checked' posters, go back to reddit or start helping people.
(note, this isn't to the person who at least had a smiley when mentioning the eye doctor... That obviously was a joke)
Message was edited by: Gerry Straathof
"The original poster is correct, there are times when the underlying structure of a website does something that causes the ios5 safari engine to render blurry text."
Perhaps you would supply a link where the text is blurry?
A few complaints in this thread but no examples (as previously asked).
Blurry text everywhere
