[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #17743: Helvetica Neue Light has issues on some systems and with some font weights

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#17743: Helvetica Neue Light has issues on some systems and with some font weights
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 Reporter:  tonyjansen_nl  |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)   |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal         |  Milestone:  3.2
Component:  UI             |    Version:
 Severity:  normal         |   Keywords:
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 http://www.mobypicture.com/user/tonyjansen/view/9468762

 Chrome on left, Safari on right. Both latest versions on Win 7 64bit with
 a helvetica neue light typeface installed on the system.

 It's a hard one to pin down, but basically it comes down to light faces
 having a hard time scaling when you set weight in numerics. From a
 typography standpoint, you don't set weights on a weight-typed typeface
 like "Light".

 The types aren't designed and hinted for that. If you use those, you treat
 them like regular. So, if you want to variate with weight here, use the
 regular Helvetica Neue.

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