Which is a perfectly legitimate source - my issue is that the javascript they're using to render it onto the canvas isn't available for me (or anyone else) to test with.
All of the text is rendered with the canvas .fillText command and there are no bitmap images…everything is either text or drawn to the canvas with vectors.
The NYT doesn't use the canvas element for it's front page - which is what this test is all about (even though it isn't very explicit about it).
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[ 2.4 ms ] story [ 49.4 ms ] threadI love Microsoft technology and when they put their minds to it, they do get it right I feel.
Competition = forces everyone to innovate, even Microsoft. I still have a prediction that in 3 years Microsoft will rise again.
Of course you haven't seen anything that badly since there aren't many HTML5 apps around that render text on canvas. Duh!
Here, you can create your own test page: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/drawing_text_using_a_canvas
Here's a screenshot of the source PDF viewed in Preview.app on OSX with "Actual Size" zoom: http://cl.ly/1nr0
Edit: If only because I remember what they tried to do with this chart - http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/compare/d...
The NYT doesn't use the canvas element for it's front page - which is what this test is all about (even though it isn't very explicit about it).