Stroke around text make the typeface look thinner when zoomed out.

[coleworks]

Hi all.

This is my first post, so excuse me for any errors. I am using Affinity Designer V2. 

The problem I have is quite simple. When you zoom in, a typeface with and without stroke look the same. Like this : 

But when I zoom out, the weights are noticeably different : 

Left is the typeface without a stroke, and right is the same typeface and weight, but with a stroke of matching color with the background. 

I really need both to look consistent, since I use the stroke when passing over other lines. 



It really does give some ugly results when zoomed out. 

I doubt it's the typeface because I experimented with both Arial (a preinstalled font) and the font I am using for my project, Transit. 

I tried all resampling presets when I export the file to PNG, all give the same result. 

Edited December 28, 2024 by coleworks

[coleworks]

I fixed it!

Just needed to draw the stroke from behind, instead of on top. It's in the Stroke window!