Monday, April 14, 2008

ClearType

I've been at my new job for about 3 months now, and the whole time I knew there was something off about the way the screen on my work laptop looked. I couldn't put my finger on it, but something was a notch tackier than I generally find acceptable. I figured it out today.

Control Panel> Display> Appearance> Effects> Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts: ClearType.

So much better. With older fonts it doesn't make as much of a difference (at least to me) since they're fairly plain, but with some of the classier fonts (Monaco, GE's Inspira font, hell...even Tahoma), it makes a world of difference.

Now I just need to get them to ditch the Dell in exchange for a Mac.

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