Windows XP and Text Anti-aliasing

[sterling]

HI

I heard Windows xp has something called Text Anti-aliasing. Supposedly, this feature allows the viewer to improve the look of text by smoothing the edges of letters and numbers in spread sheets and word processing docs. Anybody know anything about this?

Sterling

 

[Kartajan]

intent: lcd screens; esp. those runnunig at other than preferred resolution.

if you are using a regular crt, you really don't need "Clear Type

To use ClearType for screen fonts
Open Display in Control Panel.
On the Appearance tab, click Effects.
In the Effects dialog box, select the Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts check box.
Click ClearType in the list.
Notes

To open Display, click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Display.
ClearType is ideal for portable computer and other flat screen monitors. ClearType may appear slightly blurry on desktop computer monitors.
Whether you select Standard or ClearType from the list, you must have a video card and monitor that support a color setting of at least 256 colors. Best results are achieved with High color (24-bit) or Highest color (32-bit) support. Click the Settings tab to set Color quality.
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[wxjunkie]

I don't know about why LCD would have anything to do with it. It's an option that's been around for years. For awhile, it was just a patch to Win95 I believe. It makes larger fonts look better on any screen.