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Dean440
01-21-2010, 07:21 PM
I just installed Ubuntu last night and noticed that the fonts are messed up when viewing web pages. That is, they're different from how they appear when you're using a browser on a Windows machine. I installed MS core fonts like Arial, Times New Roman, etc...but still the fonts are messed up.

To make sure it wasn't just Firefox, I installed Google Chrome, and it's the same way.

While the fonts the browser is using are similar, it's very important (for web design purposes) that I'm able to see exactly how people on Windows would see it. What must I do to achieve this?

Apostropartheid
01-21-2010, 10:26 PM
By using Windows.

No, seriously. Font rendering on Ubuntu is entirely different from that on Windows, and Windows versions differ within themselves (and I know this because I use Ubuntu myself.)

How small are we talking exactly? Can you post a screenshot?