Signe Marie Sanne, > Now I wonder: When a new computer is delivered to a private user, will > the box with Clear type be default setting, or is it just Standard that > is the default? Is the resolution 1280x1024 now used as default?
It all depends on the particular OEM. ClearType was specifically developed for LCD displays, and some people do not find it helpful when using a CRT-style display. As LCDs have fallen in price and improved in quality, almost all new systems ship with LCDs. And of course notebooks use LCDs as well. So, the smart OEM will probably ship with ClearType on by default. The last time I purchased a retail standalone copy of XP Professional, the Standard method was enabled by default. This could easily be different now, as Microsoft tweaks things over time. The standard resolutions also depend on the display shipped with the system. Usually its set to whatever the native resolution of the LCD happens to be. Having said all of that, I tried distributing a standalone some time ago that looked much better with ClearType activated. I found that most users did NOT have this option turned on. I tried to use a registry hack to turn it on for them, but either I didn't know what I was doing, or some additional step was needed besides updating the registry. So I ended up just providing instructions for people to do this on their own. Even with ClearType turned on, Windows fonts appear thinner, overall, than Mac ones. This is partly due to font metrics on the two systems, and partly because Macs use a "darker" smoothing algorithm than PCs. - Bill _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
