If there's one thing I'll wish for.. I'll ask for the smooth edges of screen
fonts even if the user's Window display advanced settings is set to default
. I don't know if there's a CSS for anti-aliasing or smoothing these fonts.
I've been looking for it, unfortunately, lots of people participated to some
forums says, "there ain't no CSS for that dude."

Maybe Arial and Helvetica are just friendly enough for everyone's eyes. But
I like Trebuchet better. Not to mention Tahoma at 11px and Verdana at 10px.

2007/2/23, hard wyrd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

We've been using the computer for virtually anything and everything. And
the most heavy use of computers today is in graphic art and design.
Primarily due to the computer's ease of use and simplified interface and
robst applications, one can generate complex art in a matter of minutes. But
the object that is more or less taken for granted in everyday computer use
is the FONT. Even experienced web designers and graphics artists take the
font for granted. I just encountered a great article highlighting the
history of two of the most widely used fonts -- Arial and Helvetica.

Here's a teaser from the article:

Arial's ubiquity is not due to its beauty. It's actually rather homely.
> Not that homeliness is necessarily a bad thing for a typeface. With
> typefaces, character and history are just as important. Arial, however, has
> a rather dubious history and not much character. In fact, Arial is little
> more than a shameless impostor.
>

Are you rather curious now? Go to http://www.ms-studio.com/articles.html

Any web enthusiast, graphics artists, or casual user will appreciate the
read.

Just sharing.

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