> The attached image shows my message content pane in > TheBat! (v5.3.8.2) beside the output window from > Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. Both programs are > configured to use black text on a white background > using the Consolas font at 12 points (not bold, italic > or otherwise off-normal.) > > I'm curious why the font does not look the same in > TheBat! and VS2010. For example, the forward slash > characters in TheBat! are a bit thinner and many of > the characters rendered in TB have inconsistent stroke > widths. > > I think it would be nice if fonts in TheBat! rendered > the same as they do in other applications, but until > that happens (if it ever happens,) can anyone explain > WHY TheBat! is rendering the fonts differently?
It's probably using an older API which doesn't support ClearType or *newer* version of ClearType. -- Vilius ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 5.3.8.2 | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
