Hmmm...ok I'll throw out one more idea;
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/cleartype/tuner/Step1.aspx
| Ok, I tried that, Rob, and it made no difference.
|
| One other thing that's noteable: there's a rusty tinge to the colour of my
| fonts in many cases. Like, as I'm typing this the type doesn't look pure
| black. Other fonts, often italics, are very faint.
|
| HELP! Please can someone resolve this for me. I fear we're all
| experimenting, and as much as I appreciate the ideas and the time you're
| taking to try to help, I sure would like someone to leap in with the
ANSWER.
| Please, is there an expert out there who can help me?
|
| "Rob Giordano (Crash)" wrote:
|
| > Hmmm, but did you try enabling Cleartype?
| >
| >
| > | > | No luck. It was already set to Standard. So obviously ClearType's not
the
| > | problem, huh.
| > |
| > | "Nepatsfan" wrote:
| > |
| > | > If you have a CRT monitor, ClearType could cause the text under
| > | > desktop icons to look a little blurry. To check if you've
| > | > enabled ClearType, do the following.
| > | >
| > | > Go to Control Panel and double click Display.
| > | > In Display Properties, click on the Appearance tab.
| > | > On the Appearance tab, click on the Effects button.
| > | > In Effects, look under "Use the following method to smooth
| > | > edges of screen fonts" and make sure it's set to Standard.
| > | >
| > | > Good luck
| > | >
| > | > Nepatsfan
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > | > | > > Thanks for the ideas, Nepatsfan, but I'm afraid I've "been
| > | > > there, done that." Didn't make any difference.
| > | > >
| > | > > At one point a saw something about Cleartype when I was
| > | > > fiddling with my visual performance, but I can't find it
| > | > > again. Does anyone know if this would affect the quality of
| > | > > my screen fonts, and how I can change whatever-I-did back to
| > | > > the way it was?
| > | > >
| > | > >
| > | > > "Nepatsfan" wrote:
| > | > >
| > | > >> message
| > | > >> | > | > >>> In a recent Microsoft post, it suggested modifying XP for
| > | > >>> best performance and provided "guided" assistance to do so.
| > | > >>> I went through the steps, and came out with my screen fonts
| > | > >>> looking worse than they did before. I tried to undo the
| > | > >>> steps I'd followed, but have not managed to get back the
| > | > >>> display properties I had before - I don't know what got
| > | > >>> changed that made fonts slightly fainter and with a
| > | > >>> tendency for the serifs to fade. It's very subtle, but
| > | > >>> enough to be annoying. I've tried every variation I can
| > | > >>> think of in order to try to get fonts to look better
| > | > >>> again, including choosing "best appearance." Does anyone
| > | > >>> have any ideas here?
| > | > >>>
| > | > >>> - Linda
| > | > >>
| > | > >> It's a long shot but how about going into Display Properties
| > | > >> and changing your theme from the current one to another and
| > | > >> then back to your current theme. You might also want to
| > | > >> change from "best appearance" to "Let Windows chose what's
| > | > >> best for my computer.
| > | > >>
| > | > >> Good luck
| > | > >>
| > | > >> Nepatsfan
| > | >
| > | >
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