displayfontsafari
I just came across a curious display error and was wondering what may cause it.
In Safari the following webpage Cross-Country Skating: shows a strange behaviour.
But the source code does not show this error:
... America’s Bill Koch first observed ...
... climaxing in a telegenic finish ...
Neither does Google Chrome:
Can anyone explain this behaviour?
System:
MacBook Air (MacBookAir3,1)
Intel Core 2 Duo; 1,6 GHz
OS X 10.11.2 (15C50)
Safari Version 9.0.2 (11601.3.9)
In my book, Adobe Flash is always the first culprit for issues with browser stability and responsiveness. Try installing ClickToFlash and see if that helps things.
Hoefler Text Bold Italic
http://www.typography.com/fonts/font_styles.php?productLineID=100010
It was designed for Apple:
Hoefler Text is a contemporary serif Antiqua font that was designed for Apple Computer to demonstrate advanced type technologies. Hoefler Text was created to allow the composition of complex typography; as such it takes cues from a range of classic fonts, such as Garamond and Janson. Designed by Jonathan Hoefler in 1991, a version of Hoefler Text has been included with every version of Mac OS since System 7.5.
Best Answer
It's an official bug, yes. It seems to be solely happening with Merriweather Sans.
Maybe someone at Apple or on the east coast decided to protest the name of the font? ;)
Seriously, an update is in the works, and someone here suggests a work-around.
https://github.com/google/fonts/issues/184