On 28 Jul 2005 at 20:27, Richard Yates wrote: > > > [quoting me, unattributed:] > > > > And ClearType really only has an effect with LCD displays -- > > > > that's what it was designed for. So, you really shouldn't use > > > > ClearType for anti-aliasing unless you're using an LCD display. > > > > > > Not so. I had not heard of ClearType in XP Display options until > > > today. Tried in on my CRT at work. It improved readability. > > > > Were you comparing it to non-aliased text? David W. Fenton > > I followed the instructions of the orginal poster and changed from > 'Standard' to 'ClearType' in the display options.
Well, I don't have WinXP, so I can't tell whether "standard" refers to non-aliased text or to traditional anti-aliasing. All I know is that in the original release of WinXP, ClearType anti- aliasing on non-LCD monitors caused artifacts that made it harder to read. Maybe they fixed that in later service packs? I wouldn't have expected it, since my understanding that the whole point of ClearType was to smooth fonts on screens with de facto square pixels, which is the case for LCDs, but not for video monitors. Maybe I'm just remembering it all wrong! -- David W. Fenton http://www.bway.net/~dfenton David Fenton Associates http://www.bway.net/~dfassoc _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
