Fonts and Underlined Links

[Devrim]

Hi.

 

Is it me or something was changed on forum? (I use Chrome).

 

I'm okay about text font change - I love it, but at the same time I see underlined links everywhere!

To me it's not comfortable and causes bad looking.

[EtherealN]

When you say underlined links, do you mean like this: A link.

 

Links being underlined has been the standard internet way to indicate a hyperlink since the World Wide Web was invented, pretty much.

 

I do agree with you regarding the listing of forum sections, though. I'll see if I can bribe someone into changing that. :P

[Sel94]

I don't think it's just this forum, I use Chrome too, and I think there was a recent update to it that changed the default font. I've noticed font changes across many different sites after an update(especially sites with Japanese text, where the default is now equivalent to comic-sans, why would they do this).

 

After a bit of searching, yep it looks like a recent update did have things to do with changing fonts, so it's not just you.

[Devrim]

...Links being underlined has been the standard internet way to indicate a hyperlink since the World Wide Web was invented, pretty much...

I of course know that. :)

 

I don't think it's just this forum, I use Chrome too...

Glad, I'm not alone. :)

 

This is what I see right now.

[cichlidfan]

Yours looks a bit more bold than mine but otherwise, I think we are seeing the same thing. Chrome here as well.

Edited September 4, 2014 by cichlidfan

[kontiuka]

Use Chrome here and noticed it too. Thought it was just me.:lol:

 

My hotmail inbox font is different too. Yes, I still use hotmail. Shut up.

[const]

It is because of the Chrome new update with DirectWrite fonts.

 

You can switch off them in the settings "chrome://flags/#disable-direct-write".

 

http://superuser.com/questions/803637/how-to-disable-directwrite-in-google-chrome-37

[Devrim]

Thanks for replies frineds, and thanks for hint Const.

And I think I should apologize.

 

It's interesting, now I'm at work, (using Chrome) and everything seems OK. Main page is same as Cichlidfan's image.

 

So EtherealN, what funny (or annoying) is that all links are already underlined. I didn't notice it until a change occurred on my view. At home, I see no pixel distance between text and underline. At work I can see 1 pixel blank. I realized this was all issue for me. :P

 

Shame on me! I've taken people's time. Sorry.

[YoYo]

Ufff.

 

I had the same problem. Worked form me:

chrome://flags/#disable-direct-write

and TURN OFF.

 

Thx Const!

[Boberro]

Again Const saved the world :D

 

I thought my Chrome got corruped or smth....

[Cobra847]

Links are very strange and almost unreadable at a glance on Chrome here now as well. Disable direct write fixes things.

[SkateZilla]

same here. disabling the DirectWrite fixes it.

Edited September 5, 2014 by SkateZilla

[Petrovsky]

It is because of the Chrome new update with DirectWrite fonts.

 

You can switch off them in the settings "chrome://flags/#disable-direct-write".

 

http://superuser.com/questions/803637/how-to-disable-directwrite-in-google-chrome-37

 

 

Thanks! Why do they even try to change it....