Special glyphs slightly malformed / text slightly blurry with Atlas Engine and Meslo Nerd font #18524

Open
opened 2026-01-31 06:16:41 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
Owner

Originally created by @itsTyrion on GitHub (Sep 22, 2022).

Originally assigned to: @lhecker on GitHub.

Windows Terminal version

1.16.2523.0

Windows build number

10.0.19044.0

Other Software

PARTIALLY affects MacType (better font AA) but I'm mainly reporting the malformed glyphs

Steps to reproduce

Use WT preview with Atlas Engine and Meslo Nerd Font
Just to make sure, the exact font files MesloLGS-NF.zip

Expected Behavior

No response

Actual Behavior

This is without Atlas Engine (MacType enabled)
2022-09-22_02-14
This is with Atlas Engine (MacType enabled). Less clear, shapes malformed.
image
With Atlas (MacType disabled, so only clarity/sharpness is slightly affected)
image

Without Atlas (MacType disabled, very visible in the Windows glyph. Just for reference)
image

Originally created by @itsTyrion on GitHub (Sep 22, 2022). Originally assigned to: @lhecker on GitHub. ### Windows Terminal version 1.16.2523.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.19044.0 ### Other Software PARTIALLY affects MacType (better font AA) but I'm mainly reporting the malformed glyphs ### Steps to reproduce Use WT preview with Atlas Engine and Meslo Nerd Font Just to make sure, the exact font files [MesloLGS-NF.zip](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/files/9621188/MesloLGS-NF.zip) ### Expected Behavior _No response_ ### Actual Behavior This is without Atlas Engine (MacType enabled) ![2022-09-22_02-14](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/17730120/191632157-858cf40a-c451-4195-843f-3f53b44f4f6c.png) This is with Atlas Engine (MacType enabled). Less clear, shapes malformed. ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/17730120/191632355-e395599a-9810-4b84-a92f-ecbaef127c3a.png) With Atlas (MacType disabled, so only clarity/sharpness is slightly affected) ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/17730120/191632479-d23886af-c484-4f8f-bf2d-617d9ce489a9.png) Without Atlas (MacType disabled, very visible in the Windows glyph. Just for reference) ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/17730120/191632431-4effcd83-b574-4714-88fb-490c6a62732e.png)
Sign in to join this conversation.
1 Participants
Notifications
Due Date
No due date set.
Dependencies

No dependencies set.

Reference: starred/terminal#18524