Switch panel and tabs uses different font rendering after GDI changes

[Zhro]

I’ve been using a much older version of Sublime Text 3 and am finally moving to the latest release. Adding “dwrite_cleartype_classic” to “font_options” makes rendering in the code area match the old style. I can confirm that adding “gdi” fixes this issue but I understand that this is a compatibility option and is discouraged.

There is still a rendering disparity in text controls within the switch panel. Consider the following new rendering (top) compared to the old rendering (bottom):

The new rendering is very sharp and makes it harder to read.

I also noticed that there is also a slight difference for the text on tabs as well but it’s much more subtle.

Is this a bug? This is the only reason I’m still using the GDI option.

[deathaxe]

Sublime Text respects the ClearType Tuning set up in Windows. Unfortunately it is nearly unable to setup appropriate values with Windows’ ClearType tuning tool. I solved it by manipulating the registry values directly. The result is very close to the older builds, while it seems not to effect any other Windows applications.

Dev Build 3164

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