I recently did some disk clean ups on my machine as it was unstable.
I don't know if this is a coincidence but webpages now have a very slight difference in their display font. Some of which is rather bold with a very slight blur.
Is there a setting somewhere I need to change?


Nick

 

IIRC ms released a tool for lcd monitor users that does something with fonts and blurring "cleartype" (i did install it years ago)

 

ClearType Tuner Step 1: Turn on Windows XP ClearType

 

IIRC I found font clearer with ClearType OFF


Pete The Biker

 

i think it depends on your screen to be honest!

 

Thanks StickyMicky and Pete.

I've installed but to be honest my eyes are now funny as I've stared at the LCD for too long trying to pick out the best setup
Will look again soon when my eyes have healed

Nick

 

I think I accepted the default (or recommended) ClearType setting when I installed IE7, and wondered what was wrong with the fonts.

When I switched ClearType off again everything went back to normal.

It was very puzzling at first - the difference was slight, but still noticeable and annoying - I was wondering whether it was my imagination or my ageing eyes!

Pete The Biker

 

the home desktop shows no real gains, but my work laptop loves cleartype

 

hold down ctrl and scroll with your mouse