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Old 02-20-2005, 05:05 PM
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you could change the font on your IE to make it look sharper or bolder or something to that effect.
but i can't remember exactly what you had to do.
anyone know what i'm talking about
Old 02-20-2005, 05:07 PM
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cleartype? it's for LCD monitors.
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i'm not sure
but i have an LCD
Old 02-20-2005, 05:12 PM
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do a search for cleartype
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Old 02-20-2005, 05:22 PM
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yea, for ie to look shaper.. delete it and buy firefox...

and as for text, run your monitor on it's right resolution and use a DVI
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Just as Rick said, it's called cleartype and it's somewhere in your fonts/display settings.

It will look like ass0r on a non-LCD monitor though. Well, not ass0r, just nothing spectacular.
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Originally Posted by DRfrank
yea, for ie to look shaper.. delete it and buy firefox...

and as for text, run your monitor on it's right resolution and use a DVI
:chuckles: If you paid for firefox, you've been had

www.getfirefox.com


for everything else, configure cleartype - makes a world of difference for an LCD
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Originally Posted by antarius
Just as Rick said, it's called cleartype and it's somewhere in your fonts/display settings.

It will look like ass0r on a non-LCD monitor though. Well, not ass0r, just nothing spectacular.
Control Panel > Display > Appearance > Effects > Screen font (Standard or ClearType)




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