Fuzzy text in NSStatusItem

Question

I'm displaying a statusItem at launch like this:

theItem = [[[NSStatusBar systemStatusBar] statusItemWithLength:NSVariableStatusItemLength] retain];

 NSString *theString = [textField stringValue];
 (textField.stringValue = theString);

    [theItem setTitle:theString];
    [theItem setHighlightMode:YES];

The text looks very fuzzy. How can I clean up the look of the text?

Thanks.

Paul

Here's a screenshot with the digital menu bar clock on top, and NSStatusItem title on bottom:

Answer 1

Looks rather fine to me.

Okay, not "perfect" but it's more about uneven scaling than "fuzziness." Is this what you're seeing too?

Answer 2

Have you tried drawing the text into an image and using that image in the NSStatusItem?