As a Windows user I didn't even know about the cleartype option. I just gave it a try and must say, I switched it off immediately, though I have a flat panel. I don't know if it is because I am used over the years to "standard" display option, but with clear type the fonts look soo smooth and shadowy, that I took my glasses, because it didn't looked sharp any more.
Just to give you my two cents ;-) > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:use-revolution- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Bill Marriott > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 12. April 2007 14:54 > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Betreff: Re: Ugly fonts > > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
