ClearType in XP - WOW - GoFuckYourself.com

AOLGuy · 02-09-2003, 03:43 PM

Anyone else turn this on?

Night and day difference...

Go to Desktop, right-click it and select properties.

Under the Appearance tab, click Effects.

Go to "use the following to smooth screen fonts"

Select "Clear Type" and check the box.

Looks amazing on my new flat LCD screen and laptop!

snowball179 · 02-09-2003, 03:46 PM

what does it do?

AOLGuy · 02-09-2003, 03:50 PM

it smooths the screen fonts in a different way.

once you turn it on, it looks like viewing a laser printer as opposed to dot-matrix.

even if you like your current setup, try it... at least on my LCD, this looks fantastic and I am seriously impressed what a huge jump forward it is in terms of look.

apparently, the default is to have it off - and most companies configure their systems with it off.

not sure how it looks non-LCD, but for an LCD system, I cannot imagine going back now.

421Fill · 02-09-2003, 03:53 PM

hmmm... interesting.. I think I like it the default way, though.

hmm.. maybe the laptop will like it...

AOLGuy · 02-09-2003, 03:56 PM

http://www.microsoft.com/typography/...ame=%20&fsize=

ClearType tuner is there... it will let tweak it a bit... the default settings worked best for me.

421Fill · 02-09-2003, 03:57 PM

yep, makes a world of difference on the laptop. THanks.

demented · 02-09-2003, 03:58 PM

It's nice. But it uses alot more system resources.

AOLGuy · 02-09-2003, 04:03 PM

512MB RAM - going to a gig soon.

I got system resources coming out my ass... LOL.

Seriously, this one I think is worth it... not just a minor cosmetic tweak, but a pretty serious one.

Jakke PNG · 02-09-2003, 05:07 PM

Looks blurry.

BluMedia · 02-09-2003, 05:08 PM

Hey can you do a screenshot so we can see it?

drunkdollars · 02-09-2003, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TeenGodFather
Looks blurry.

I agree its blurry on my monitor

Mr.Fiction · 02-09-2003, 05:12 PM

A little blurry to me.

FlyingIguana · 02-09-2003, 05:13 PM

looks almost like a scanned document or something thats not 100% clear

gothweb · 02-09-2003, 05:18 PM

I love antialiased text.

My Mac has had it for quite a while now, with a number of different settings to fine-tune to different monitors.

XXXManager · 02-09-2003, 05:23 PM

Agree. Its a little blurry
Especilly on white background.

the gray bg makes white fade into blue.
and the white area is from MS word

nofx · 02-09-2003, 05:27 PM

i think it makes it look fugly

XXXManager · 02-09-2003, 05:29 PM

It actually looks quite good on my Fujitsu-Siemens Pocket Loox 600 (Pocket PC). But that one is a small LCD/TFT screen. Maybe it looks good on TFTs?

gothweb · 02-09-2003, 05:31 PM

chupacabra · 02-09-2003, 05:34 PM

cleartype technology was developed for LCD/TFT displays, it isn't really suited to use on CRT's at all, and usually makes text look worse than without on tubes..

AaronM · 02-09-2003, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by chupacabra
cleartype technology was developed for LCD/TFT displays, it isn't really suited to use on CRT's at all, and usually makes text look worse than without on tubes..

Yeppers. Just tried it on a 21" .25dp monitor and it did not do anything good...But on the laptop...Well now....Thats a different story. Looks great there.

Herb Kornfield · 02-09-2003, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by AKFK
Anyone else turn this on?

Night and day difference...

Go to Desktop, right-click it and select properties.

Under the Appearance tab, click Effects.

Go to "use the following to smooth screen fonts"

Select "Clear Type" and check the box.

Looks amazing on my new flat LCD screen and laptop!

Yah, it really does kick ass to read with the Clear Type, Thanks for the pointer.......

Herb K

progex · 02-09-2003, 05:47 PM

I like the default way better, too.

I read faster on the default, rather than with ClearType enabled.

xanx · 02-09-2003, 06:10 PM

From what I have read in the past it is supposed to only be used on LCD monitors. So if your trying it on a CRT it may look a little funny

AOLGuy · 02-09-2003, 07:29 PM

Hence the key - LCD only.

Sorry for the CRT folks who gave it a try and experienced weirdness.

iroc409 · 02-09-2003, 07:33 PM

tried it on my awesome crt, and it worked ok. but it's abnormal and made my eyes hurt.

02-09-2003, 03:43 PM	#1
AOLGuy Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Nebraska Posts: 1,261	ClearType in XP - WOW Anyone else turn this on? Night and day difference... Go to Desktop, right-click it and select properties. Under the Appearance tab, click Effects. Go to "use the following to smooth screen fonts" Select "Clear Type" and check the box. Looks amazing on my new flat LCD screen and laptop!

02-09-2003, 03:53 PM	#4
421Fill Super Mario Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Swenson's Avatar Posts: 19,601	hmmm... interesting.. I think I like it the default way, though. hmm.. maybe the laptop will like it... __________________ RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!!!

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421Fill Super Mario Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Swenson's Avatar Posts: 19,601	yep, makes a world of difference on the laptop. THanks. __________________ RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!!!

02-09-2003, 05:07 PM	#9
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02-09-2003, 03:46 PM	#2
snowball179 Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 261	what does it do?

02-09-2003, 03:50 PM	#3
AOLGuy Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Nebraska Posts: 1,261	it smooths the screen fonts in a different way. once you turn it on, it looks like viewing a laser printer as opposed to dot-matrix. even if you like your current setup, try it... at least on my LCD, this looks fantastic and I am seriously impressed what a huge jump forward it is in terms of look. apparently, the default is to have it off - and most companies configure their systems with it off. not sure how it looks non-LCD, but for an LCD system, I cannot imagine going back now.

02-09-2003, 03:56 PM	#5
AOLGuy Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Nebraska Posts: 1,261	http://www.microsoft.com/typography/...ame=%20&fsize= ClearType tuner is there... it will let tweak it a bit... the default settings worked best for me.

02-09-2003, 03:58 PM	#7
demented Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Cincinnati Ohio Posts: 2,388	It's nice. But it uses alot more system resources.

02-09-2003, 04:03 PM	#8
AOLGuy Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Nebraska Posts: 1,261	512MB RAM - going to a gig soon. I got system resources coming out my ass... LOL. Seriously, this one I think is worth it... not just a minor cosmetic tweak, but a pretty serious one.

02-09-2003, 05:12 PM	#12
Mr.Fiction Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Free Speech Land Posts: 9,484	A little blurry to me.

02-09-2003, 05:13 PM	#13
FlyingIguana aspiring banker Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: toronto Posts: 10,870	looks almost like a scanned document or something thats not 100% clear

02-09-2003, 05:18 PM	#14
gothweb Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Back in the USSA Posts: 8,849	I love antialiased text. My Mac has had it for quite a while now, with a number of different settings to fine-tune to different monitors. __________________ Photos by Ian X.: Distinctive photos of goth babes. Blood Money:Your traffic, my sites, our money. MojoHost: Still the best.

02-09-2003, 05:23 PM	#15
XXXManager So Fucking Banned Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy Posts: 893	Agree. Its a little blurry Especilly on white background. the gray bg makes white fade into blue. and the white area is from MS word

02-09-2003, 05:27 PM	#16
nofx Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Virgin Mary's womb Posts: 16,826	i think it makes it look fugly __________________ Often times I wonder why There's love and hate, theres live or die. When sickness comes I must decide: When feelings go, theres suicide.

02-09-2003, 05:29 PM	#17
XXXManager So Fucking Banned Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy Posts: 893	It actually looks quite good on my Fujitsu-Siemens Pocket Loox 600 (Pocket PC). But that one is a small LCD/TFT screen. Maybe it looks good on TFTs?

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02-09-2003, 05:34 PM	#19
chupacabra Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,626	cleartype technology was developed for LCD/TFT displays, it isn't really suited to use on CRT's at all, and usually makes text look worse than without on tubes..

02-09-2003, 05:47 PM	#22
progex Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 405	I like the default way better, too. I read faster on the default, rather than with ClearType enabled. __________________ Putting on the money hat Veteran Adult Webmaster Playa ... Since Feb 2001

02-09-2003, 06:10 PM	#23
xanx Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 3,711	From what I have read in the past it is supposed to only be used on LCD monitors. So if your trying it on a CRT it may look a little funny

02-09-2003, 07:29 PM	#24
AOLGuy Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Nebraska Posts: 1,261	Hence the key - LCD only. Sorry for the CRT folks who gave it a try and experienced weirdness.

02-09-2003, 07:33 PM	#25
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