Parallax Pro reduced experience on Windows Chrome

[ratsnacks]

Hi

Win 8, latest chrome - the PP demo http://demo.studiopress.com/parallax/ looks markedly different on IE 11 than Chrome. On Chrome, I'm seeing the dreaded, seemingly never-ending and well-documented "jagged type" bug. Also the actual homepage parallax effect doesn't seem to work?

Thanks

http://demo.studiopress.com/parallax/

[Debs]

The "jagged type" bug is apparent on Firefox on Windows too...The type looks awful on my screen. Fantastic theme btw...but that font problem is a real pity.

[ratsnacks]

Thanks Debs. Any fix on this guys? SVG workaround for fonts?

[chillybin]

You could always change the fonts away from the Google Webfonts back into web-safe fonts.

Or you could comment out this line in the CSS

body {
    background-color: #fff;
    color: #000;
    font-family: 'Sorts Mill Goudy', sans-serif;
    font-size: 22px;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.5;
    /* -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; */
}

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[ratsnacks]

Thanks...but I still don't really get how this can be sold, when it doesn't work properly on Chrome.

[marketingfrosting]

Hi,

I have to agree with Ratsnacks. Parallax Pro theme doesn't function in Windows 8 Chrome browser, which seems like a fairly large issue not to get any feedback on. It's fine in Firefox.

Has anyone been able to get the Parallax function to work on the homepage in Windows 8 Chrome browser?

Thanks!

[ratsnacks]

Hi

Studiopress - do you know if this major issue is ever likely to be resolved?

Thanks

[Derek]

I am waiting for advice on this as well.

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[Tom]

You can also try these tips for Chrome.

Or wait for Google to fix their problem.

This is not the only problem Chrome has introduced - see the sticky thread in Forums > General Discussion.

If you wish to receive an answer from StudioPress, please fill out a support ticket at http://my.studiopress.com/help/

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[ratsnacks]

Thanks Tom

It's not the font issue so much (I've applied that fix on other SP themes) as the lack of the parallax effect that is surely the main reason for buying this theme.

[Tom]

The parallax effect does work on Parallax Pro. It's subtle, but tends not to induce vertigo. (tested on Win7 in Chrome, Firefox, IE, Opera.) I have seen some themes use a simple background image and call it parallax.

I have to say again, If you wish to receive an answer from StudioPress, please fill out a support ticket at http://my.studiopress.com/help/ (They don't monitor these community forums for user queries.)

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[Debs]

Yes...I just double checked this too...parallax effect is definitely working in Chrome for me on a Vista-running PC...just a subtler scrolling effect than in Firefox or IE.

[LisaMB]

In terms of the scrolling effect on Chrome which is not quite up to scratch (in my opinion) as it is on Firefox, I contacted Copyblogger and they suggested adding an extension.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chromium-wheel-smooth-scr/khpcanbeojalbkpgpmjpdkjnkfcgfkhb

Worked for me. Hope it helps.

As for the font, I don't really like it anyway so went for Open Sans 🙂

[ratsnacks]

Thanks Lisa - I had a similar response from SP.

Hopefully Google will sort the "edge bounce" effect in Chrome so that we don't have to rely on users installing extensions (shudder...flashbacks to silverlight, shockwave etc), and I hear they plan to finally resolve the font jaggies in Chrome 37.

[Tom]

I'm not sure of why Chromium Wheel Smooth Scroller for Chrome was recommended. Was there detail provided by StudioPress?

I understand that the extension is used to customize the scroll rate, sensitivity and keyboard action for scrolling in Chrome. It can add an ios-like edge-bounce effect, but that is not a part of the theme design. But it does not modify the parallax effect that is controlled by the javascript loaded by the theme. So why use the extension for viewing Parallax Pro?

What specific parallax enhancement did you observe?

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[LisaMB]

Hey Tom,

Here's their response: "I asked a couple other members of the support team to check the scrolling in Chrome and they don't notice a big difference. By chance, are you using a mousewheel? If so, browsers do handle those differently. There is nothing in the theme that changes the behavior of mousewheels or other hardware."

I'd prefer not to add an extension but they seemed to think it was the fault of the browser more than anything else.

It enhanced the scrolling but technically I'm not that savvy so couldn't explain it any further than that!

[Tom]

Hi Lisa,

Chromium Wheel Smooth Scroller customizes the interaction between the mouse wheel and the browser. so the window and components might scroll visibly more smoothly.

But it doesn't do anything to affect the interaction of the browser and the Parallax themes javascript. And it's the javascript that adjusts the HTML/CSS that redraws the position of the background image as you scroll, sliding one image (background) up the screen at a different rate than that of the rest of the screen content scrolling up the page. The different rates are what define the 'parallax effect'.

I'm convinced there's a difference in how the various parallax designs and calculations affect the effect. For me Themify's Parallax theme looks good scrolling on Chrome, FFx and IE11.

Like you I do find a difference with StudioPress' theme. For instance the following is a sample of how Firefox displays a scroll down Parallax Pro's home page: Parallax-Pro with Firefox. Items don't get drawn on the screen or are misplaced. It's a train wreck. But I figure it must be something unique to me, because I haven't heard of anyone else having the same experience.

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