RE: FN-FORUM: Smooth looking fonts

date posted 13th March 2006 11:24

Yeah cleartype really messes with your eyes for smaller fonts!
Unfortunately I don't have an example of my sites because my web hosts are
idiots. Should be sorted today though as I'm moving my site!

I've tried using Paintshop Pro 9 with Tahoma, but they still don't look that
smooth round the edges.
Verdana seems best, but it seems as though most sizes make the edges of the
text look rough. I'm just trying to find the sizes which look best really.

Just thought there may be another way! What do most people on here use for
text headings?

-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Moxon [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: 13 March 2006 11:46
To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: Smooth looking fonts


I've been using XP for years, never seen Cleartype before at all. It's
amazing what you learn.

Shame that it gives the same sensation as taking off my glasses really...

-ben

Creative Digital Alliance wrote:

>These are flash or graphics. By default Win PC's have text smoothing
>turned off, but rest assured those users clever enough to surf the web
>using a Mac see beautifully smooth anti-aliased text where ever they
>surf! ; )
>
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/cleartype.mspx
>
>Regards,
>
>Paul
>
>
>
>
>
>>Whenever I make websites, my fonts always look quite pixelated. Which
fonts
>>are the smoothest?! Have a look at
>>http://www.templatehelp.com/aff/preview.php?aff=fd&skin=999&locale=en&curr
en
>>cy=0&pr=yes&src=yes&nt=no&help=yes&sample=yes&faq=yes&nmg=yes&auth=yes&dow
n=
>>yes&chm=&hide_flash=0&search=&PHPSESSID=f69b9467b72575d6c162200cd44a4c37&r
ef
>>erer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.finerdesign.com%2Fbusiness_website_templates.htm&i=9
06
>>0&aff=fd for example. The fonts look really smooth and neat!
>>
>>
>
>
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>Creative Digital Alliance
>Tel: 0700 596 4491
>http://www.CreativeDigitalAlliance.Co.Uk
>
>
>


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