Fuzzy text in NSStatusItem

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 t开发者_如何学JAVAitle on bottom:

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

Looks rather fine to me.

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