Michael Geary wrote: >> I don't think there's anything you can do in the browser. >> Font smoothing is called the ClearType Tuning tool in Windows >> and it wasn't included automatically in IE 6 or Win XP. It >> is included automatically with IE 7. This affects the whole >> OS, not just the browser. It's a utility you can run to >> customize the settings and makes a big difference in viewing >> text on a LCD. >> >> I just tell my users to get it from Microsoft and install it ;-) >> > > ClearType is built into Windows XP; it's just not enabled by default. The > setting is in the Display control panel, Appearance tab, Effects button. > Microsoft's ClearType Tuner isn't required - but it is beneficial since it > lets you fine-tune the text appearance. > > If you turn on ClearType, it takes effect for all browsers and all (or most) > applications. The only thing special about IE7 is that it overrides the > system's ClearType setting. > > >> Still not as good as a Mac, but a bit closer :-) >> > > Funny thing... I do all my text editing on my ThinkPad instead of my Mac > because Windows text quality is so much better... But to each his or her > own. :-) > > In any case, there is nothing you can do about this with CSS or any other > browser technology. Either the machine (or browser) has ClearType turned on > or it doesn't. > > -Mike > > ______________________________________________________________________ > css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d > IE7 information -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 > List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ > Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/ > > It is interesting.
I use Vim on my Mac and have the text smoothing set just above my vim font size, so the text is very crisp. The only windows machine I have is a laptop with a decent but two year old screen, so it's just OK. At this point I'll bow out of this thread before it becomes a Mac vs Window thing. Thanks for your direction to the settings in XP, I was looking for it. - DJS ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7 information -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
