OT: Windows XP

Does windows XP have an option for font smoothing?


The reason I ask is that I'm viewing <h2> <h3> tags in PC
IE6/NN7/FireFox and Opera6 and they look a bit rough around the edges to
say the least.

In Mac browsers, OSX, they look pretty smooth.


Cheers

Should have added I'm using Virtual PC on the Mac. Don't know if that
makes a difference.



Osgood wrote:

Does windows XP have an option for font smoothing?


The reason I ask is that I'm viewing <h2> <h3> tags in PC
IE6/NN7/FireFox and Opera6 and they look a bit rough around the edges to
say the least.

In Mac browsers, OSX, they look pretty smooth.


Cheers

Control panel -> display -> appearance -> effects -> font smoothing

This is of course a system thing, and can only be changed by the client

EdMX wrote:

Control panel -> display -> appearance -> effects -> font smoothing

Excellent!...that did it. Thanks.

This is of course a system thing, and can only be changed by the client

Yep. There must be an awful lot of people viewing jagged looking fonts
on screen.

Have you got ClearType turned on?

http://www.microsoft.com/typography/ClearTypeInfo.mspx




Osgood wrote:

Does windows XP have an option for font smoothing?


The reason I ask is that I'm viewing <h2> <h3> tags in PC
IE6/NN7/FireFox and Opera6 and they look a bit rough around the edges
to say the least.

In Mac browsers, OSX, they look pretty smooth.


Cheers

Okay, please ignore me. It's early, I haven't finished my coffee, and I
didn't notice you were using a Mac with an emulator.

Doh!

(But anyone with Win XP who isn't using ClearType should be!)

MD


Mad Dog wrote:

Have you got ClearType turned on?

http://www.microsoft.com/typography/ClearTypeInfo.mspx




Osgood wrote:
Does windows XP have an option for font smoothing?


The reason I ask is that I'm viewing <h2> <h3> tags in PC
IE6/NN7/FireFox and Opera6 and they look a bit rough around the edges
to say the least.

In Mac browsers, OSX, they look pretty smooth.


Cheers

Bah. Lame.... 8)

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"Mad Dog" <md (AT) mdp (DOT) com> wrote

Okay, please ignore me. It's early, I haven't finished my coffee, and I
didn't notice you were using a Mac with an emulator.

Doh!

(But anyone with Win XP who isn't using ClearType should be!)

MD


Mad Dog wrote:
Have you got ClearType turned on?

http://www.microsoft.com/typography/ClearTypeInfo.mspx




Osgood wrote:
Does windows XP have an option for font smoothing?


The reason I ask is that I'm viewing <h2> <h3> tags in PC
IE6/NN7/FireFox and Opera6 and they look a bit rough around the edges
to say the least.

In Mac browsers, OSX, they look pretty smooth.


Cheers

Give me a break. Am I the only one who, before they have enough coffee, is
reading news groups with a brain emulator? And a trial version shareware one
at that......


Murray *TMM* wrote:

Bah. Lame.... 8)


"Mad Dog" <md (AT) mdp (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:cer0l7$p4g$1 (AT) forums (DOT) macromedia.com...
Okay, please ignore me. It's early, I haven't finished my coffee,
and I didn't notice you were using a Mac with an emulator.

Doh!

(But anyone with Win XP who isn't using ClearType should be!)

MD


Mad Dog wrote:
Have you got ClearType turned on?

http://www.microsoft.com/typography/ClearTypeInfo.mspx




Osgood wrote:
Does windows XP have an option for font smoothing?


The reason I ask is that I'm viewing <h2> <h3> tags in PC
IE6/NN7/FireFox and Opera6 and they look a bit rough around the
edges to say the least.

In Mac browsers, OSX, they look pretty smooth.


Cheers

Hmmmmm....or are you referring to ClearType?


Murray *TMM* wrote:

Bah. Lame.... 8)


"Mad Dog" <md (AT) mdp (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:cer0l7$p4g$1 (AT) forums (DOT) macromedia.com...
Okay, please ignore me. It's early, I haven't finished my coffee,
and I didn't notice you were using a Mac with an emulator.

Doh!

(But anyone with Win XP who isn't using ClearType should be!)

MD


Mad Dog wrote:
Have you got ClearType turned on?

http://www.microsoft.com/typography/ClearTypeInfo.mspx




Osgood wrote:
Does windows XP have an option for font smoothing?


The reason I ask is that I'm viewing <h2> <h3> tags in PC
IE6/NN7/FireFox and Opera6 and they look a bit rough around the
edges to say the least.

In Mac browsers, OSX, they look pretty smooth.


Cheers

Osgood wrote:

Yep. There must be an awful lot of people viewing jagged looking fonts
on screen.

I'm pretty sure that font smoothing is on by default in XP. There are
two stages -

1. Basic Font smooting, which works like OSX. That is, headings will be
smoothed, but not smaller body text. This is good on LCDs
2. Clear Type. I turned that off immediately. It looks horrid on my LCD
monitor - makes everything very smooth at the expense of crispness.

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