AW: Ugly fonts

[Tiemo Hollmann TB]

As a Windows user I didn't even know about the cleartype option. I just gave
it a try and must say, I switched it off immediately, though I have a  flat
panel. I don't know if it is because I am used over the years to "standard"
display option, but with clear type the fonts look soo smooth and shadowy,
that I took my glasses, because it didn't looked sharp any more.

Just to give you my two cents ;-)


> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com [mailto:use-revolution-
> bounces at lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag von Bill Marriott
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 12. April 2007 14:54
> An: use-revolution at lists.runrev.com
> Betreff: Re: Ugly fonts
> 
> Signe Marie Sanne,
> 
> > Now I wonder: When a new computer is delivered to a private user,  will
> > the box with Clear type be default setting, or is it just  Standard that
> > is the default? Is the resolution 1280x1024 now used as  default?
> 
> It all depends on the particular OEM.
> 
> ClearType was specifically developed for LCD displays, and some people do
> not find it helpful when using a CRT-style display. As LCDs have fallen in
> price and improved in quality, almost all new systems ship with LCDs. And
> of
> course notebooks use LCDs as well. So, the smart OEM will probably ship
> with
> ClearType on by default.
> 
> The last time I purchased a retail standalone copy of XP Professional, the
> Standard method was enabled by default. This could easily be different
> now,
> as Microsoft tweaks things over time.
> 
> The standard resolutions also depend on the display shipped with the
> system.
> Usually its set to whatever the native resolution of the LCD happens to
> be.
> 
> Having said all of that, I tried distributing a standalone some time ago
> that looked much better with ClearType activated. I found that most users
> did NOT have this option turned on. I tried to use a registry hack to turn
> it on for them, but either I didn't know what I was doing, or some
> additional step was needed besides updating the registry. So I ended up
> just
> providing instructions for people to do this on their own.
> 
> Even with ClearType turned on, Windows fonts appear thinner, overall, than
> Mac ones. This is partly due to font metrics on the two systems, and
> partly
> because Macs use a "darker" smoothing algorithm than PCs.
> 
> - Bill
> 
> 
> 
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