Text looks fine in design mode but pixelated when published

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rpalmer
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Text looks fine in design mode but pixelated when published

Post by rpalmer » Wed Oct 30, 2013 1:04 am

Can anyone comment as to why the text looks pixelated in the published application but looks fine in design mode? Any help would be much appreciated. (See attachments)
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design_as_a_published_application.png
How it looks as a published app
file_in_design_mode.png
how it looks in design mode

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Re: Text looks fine in design mode but pixelated when publis

Post by Simon » Wed Oct 30, 2013 1:26 am

Hi rpalmer,
In the dictionary under "fontSizes" is a possible clue?
Use the fontSizes function to determine which font sizes can be displayed or printed without creating "jaggies".
Not sure why it works in the IDE and not a standalone.

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Re: Text looks fine in design mode but pixelated when publis

Post by jacque » Wed Oct 30, 2013 6:26 pm

There also may be some font substitution going on, the two fonts look different.
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