Anti-Alias/Smooth Font support in Windows 2000
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Greets all, I was just wondering if anyone knows if Win2K supports anti-alias fonts or smooth fonts? In WinXP it's supported via teh Clear-Type option but I can't seem to find anything similar in Win2K. I'm using an app called IntelliJ which does support smooth fonths in the application but I want to have it enabled in the general Windows GUI like WinXP. Any help or suggestions are appreciated. .:. Keno .:.
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Greets all, I was just wondering if anyone knows if Win2K supports anti-alias fonts or smooth fonts? In WinXP it's supported via teh Clear-Type option but I can't seem to find anything similar in Win2K. I'm using an app called IntelliJ which does support smooth fonths in the application but I want to have it enabled in the general Windows GUI like WinXP. Any help or suggestions are appreciated. .:. Keno .:.
Cleartype is only part of Windows XP editions. And even when it's activated, it's useless without a flat monitor.
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Cleartype is only part of Windows XP editions. And even when it's activated, it's useless without a flat monitor.
Thanks for the info! Just out of curiousity, why wouldn't it be effective without a flat screen monitor? .:. Keno .:.
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Greets all, I was just wondering if anyone knows if Win2K supports anti-alias fonts or smooth fonts? In WinXP it's supported via teh Clear-Type option but I can't seem to find anything similar in Win2K. I'm using an app called IntelliJ which does support smooth fonths in the application but I want to have it enabled in the general Windows GUI like WinXP. Any help or suggestions are appreciated. .:. Keno .:.
Subpixel anti-aliasing is supported by GDI+.
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Thanks for the info! Just out of curiousity, why wouldn't it be effective without a flat screen monitor? .:. Keno .:.
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Greets all, I was just wondering if anyone knows if Win2K supports anti-alias fonts or smooth fonts? In WinXP it's supported via teh Clear-Type option but I can't seem to find anything similar in Win2K. I'm using an app called IntelliJ which does support smooth fonths in the application but I want to have it enabled in the general Windows GUI like WinXP. Any help or suggestions are appreciated. .:. Keno .:.
In Display Properties, go to the Effects tab and check 'Smooth edges of screen fonts'. This only works at certain font sizes - typically above 12pt and below 6pt for most fonts. It's done by using grey pixels around the edges. I usually turn this setting on because it looks nicer at larger sizes, IMO.