On Tue, 24 May 2016 18:51:21 -0500, G Tod wrote:
Ralph Fox wrote:
On Mon, 23 May 2016 17:34:46 -0500, G Tod wrote:
Is there any way to get SeaMonkey to use antialiased fonts, both in the
menus and in web content? Or, some other way to change these "pixely"
fonts?
I see antialiased fonts in SeaMonkey.
Here is a comparison of what I see in SM normally , vs. what I see
when I turn off Windows' font smoothing.
screen-shot comparison ---> http://i.imgur.com/CAY6AHP.png
(1) There is a Windows setting to enable or disable font antialiasing.
Check how this setting is set on your computer.
Control Panel >> System >> Advanced system settings >>
Performance Settings >> Visual Effects
[x] Smooth edges of screen fonts
Screen-shot:
http://thewindowsclub.thewindowsclubco.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/performance-options-windows-8-273x400.jpg
(2) For LCD screens, check that ClearType is turned on and
tuned/adjusted correctly for your LCD screen.
Different LCD models need different ClearType settings.
When you change your LCD screen, you may need to re-tune
ClearType.
Excellent info, thank you. So, I checked this setting on my machine:
Control Panel >> System >> Advanced system settings >> Performance
Settings >> Visual Effects
[x] Smooth edges of screen fonts.
And my "smooth edges of screen fonts" is checked, however, the
problem remains. I assume, by your link, that it is necessary to
check "custom" at the top of the Visual Effects tab, so I checked on
"custom", however this setting will not hold! It keeps reverting back
to "Let Windows choose what's best for my computer". Could this be
what's causing the problem? If so, what can be done?
My guess is that "custom" only remains when you choose settings
underneath which are different to the Windows default settings.
Firefox's privacy settings for remembering history work like this.
Also, perhaps of note, I'm on Windows 7, and some programs are using
antialiased fonts and others are not. And ClearType is on.
Anti-aliasing can also depend on which font is used.
Some fonts do not have any anti-aliasing. Other fonts have
anti-aliasing at some font sizes and not at other font sizes.
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Kind regards
Ralph
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