MacVim font rendering differs from Terminal.app

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I normally use Terminal with Menlo, so when I recently started using MacVim I 
immediately noticed that Menlo doesn't look the same, basically MacVim seems to 
be a bit more "boldish".
I am using Menlo Regular 12pt and latest snapshot #62 on Lion.
I tried removing the .vim / .vimrc settings, the result seems the same.
Experimental rendering had no influence.
I also tried Monaco font and noticed the same issue.

See attached picture, MacVim on the left, Terminal on the right, using Menlo 12.
Also attaching Terminal settings window.
Am I wrong expecting the two to look the same?

Original issue reported on code.google.com by valentin...@gmail.com on 19 Sep 2011 at 2:34

Attachments:

• macvim_vs_terminal_menlo.png
• Terminal_settings.png

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To me it is your Terminal font that looks weird -- as if font smoothing has 
been disabled.  You may want to experiment with ":set noanti" in MacVim if you 
don't like the "boldish" font look in MacVim.

Original comment by bjorn.winckler@gmail.com on 19 Sep 2011 at 8:01

• Changed state: WontFix

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Thanks for your comment. I did initially experiment with ":set noanti" but then 
Terminal still looks weird. Terminal.app did not allow to me disable 
Antialiasing for Menlo but I disabled it by editing the profile manually. The 
result is the same, for no antialiasing. When aliasing is enabled in MacVim and 
Font Aliasing enabled in Terminal.app, the result is as shown in previous 
screenshots. I guess the explanation is the different (less bold-ish) done by 
Terminal. 

Thanks

Original comment by valentin...@gmail.com on 19 Sep 2011 at 8:09

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Sorry I should clarify, the "result is the same, for no antialiasing" = both 
screens look identical as one would expect.

Original comment by valentin...@gmail.com on 19 Sep 2011 at 8:10