简单地说:这是因为IE9引入了基本上基于
WPF’s ClearType implementation的
a new font rendering engine.其增强引擎在减少锯齿状边缘方面做得更好,使字体看起来更加平滑和更好,特别是在大尺寸.
进入细节 – 我的意思是获得真正的技术性 – ClearType的这种品种与Windows的其余部分(也称为GDI ClearType(Windows的GDI图形库))不同.旧的GDI ClearType是大多数其他浏览器的Windows版本基于他们的字体渲染引擎,这也是使字体看起来真的像大尺寸的吉他.
第二个链接的下一个段落总结了大部分其余的内容,这非常好地解释了为什么在IE9的新引擎中字体看起来更加流畅:
A significant improvement over the prevIoUs version of ClearType is the use of sub-pixel positioning. Unlike the ClearType implementation found in GDI,the ClearType found in Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) allows glyphs to start within the pixel and not just the beginning boundary of the pixel. Because of this extra resolution in positioning glyphs,the spacing and proportions of the glyphs is more precise and consistent.
ClearType in Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) provides antialiasing on the y-direction level to smooth out any jagged edges.