A Text Tidbit

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I just happened on something that had so favorable a result on my new LCD
monitor that I thought I'd pass it on to you, just in case there are a few
of you out there using LCD's who haven't discovered this as yet.
If you are using XP and have an LCD monitor, your text viewing can be
greatly improved by going into control panel, appearances,effects, then
checking under "use the following for fonts" (CLEAR TYPE).
This has made a HUGE difference in the quality of the fonts on my LCD Flat
Panel.
I'm sure many of you already are aware of this highly suggested setting for
flat panels, but I'm posting it because it wasn't even mentioned in my
monitor manual and apparently it's well known as a suggested setting for the
LCD's.
Anyway, I hope it helps a few of you. It sure helped ME.!!!
Dudley Henriques

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I use a CRT and set it to clear type too.
It looks a whole let better.

I originally had an Encore dxr3 card installed which seemed to smooth out
the text when i passed the signal from the gfx card through that and out to
the monitor.
Now i don't have the card installed,the clear type fonts give the same sort
of effect.

dAVE
"Katy Pluta" <katypluta@hotmail.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 17:19:43 GMT, "Dudley Henriques"
> <dhenriques@noware .net> wrote:
>
> >I just happened on something that had so favorable a result on my new LCD
> >monitor that I thought I'd pass it on to you, just in case there are a
few
> >of you out there using LCD's who haven't discovered this as yet.
> >If you are using XP and have an LCD monitor, your text viewing can be
> >greatly improved by going into control panel, appearances,effects, then
> >checking under "use the following for fonts" (CLEAR TYPE).
> >This has made a HUGE difference in the quality of the fonts on my LCD
Flat
> >Panel.
> >I'm sure many of you already are aware of this highly suggested setting
for
> >flat panels, but I'm posting it because it wasn't even mentioned in my
> >monitor manual and apparently it's well known as a suggested setting for
the
> >LCD's.
> >Anyway, I hope it helps a few of you. It sure helped ME.!!!
> >Dudley Henriques
> >
>
> Add to it the ClearType Tuner Powertoy:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp [...] rtoys.mspx
>
> ===
> Best Regards
> Katy

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"Dudley Henriques" <dhenriques@noware .net> wrote in message
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>> If you are using XP and have an LCD monitor, your text viewing can be
> greatly improved by going into control panel, appearances,effects, then
> checking under "use the following for fonts" (CLEAR TYPE).
> This has made a HUGE difference in the quality of the fonts on my LCD Flat
> Panel.

Yes it worked on my CRT as well! Thanks Dudley - another small step on the
road to perefection (i.e a journey without end!) :0))

Iain

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"CRaSH"
> Well dang if it don't!! :-)

Well, I hate to be the rain on the party but I've never liked ClearType..
it seems to add some color pixels around the fonts to smooth them. To my
eye it makes the fonts kinda "fuzzy".

I had my set on "Standard" and I just turned it off to test that... no
difference. :-/

Dallas

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> Well, I hate to be the rain on the party but I've never liked ClearType..
> it seems to add some color pixels around the fonts to smooth them. To my
> eye it makes the fonts kinda "fuzzy".

Agree here,tried it on both towers (both 17" LCD) and it seemed to make the
writing fuzzy.



>
> I had my set on "Standard" and I just turned it off to test that... no
> difference. :-/
>
> Dallas
>
>

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>Interesting. What does this do?

As its name: it tunes the cleartype setting to your preferences :-)

===
Best Regards
Katy

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Disregard my post asking where the program is. I dowloaded the wrong tweak
by mistake and found the error.
Thank you
DH
"Katy Pluta" <katypluta@hotmail.invalid> wrote in message
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> >Interesting. What does this do?
>
> As its name: it tunes the cleartype setting to your preferences :-)
>
> ===
> Best Regards
> Katy

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Hi Arthur'

Hi Arthur;
Actually, I got my first privately owned computer the week I retired. Then I
proceeded to get busier with aviation than I was when I was working.
Most of the things that come along new like hardware installation and new
programs I usually end up trying to deal with between long distance phone
calls :-) ....sort of "on the fly so to speak" :-)
Tonight I actually downloaded the wrong "tweak" because I was in a hurry as
usual and picked up on a key word "clear" and grabbed the wrong file! :-)
Anyway...about that Clear Type Tweak; my flat panel monitor is already
displaying type better than it did on the analog just selecting clear type
without any tweaking program.

Dudley


"Arthur" <alspectorz@rogers.com> wrote in message
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> ........and I thought you knew all the 'tweaks' in the book, Dudley : )
>
> Arthur
>
> "Dudley Henriques" <dhenriques@noware .net> wrote in message
> news:BAGve.13600$eM6.5434@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
>> Disregard my post asking where the program is. I dowloaded the wrong
>> tweak by mistake and found the error.
>> Thank you
>> DH
>> "Katy Pluta" <katypluta@hotmail.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:cagsb15175nedvdg1t7vv2q5cersdhko1b@4ax.com...
>>> >Interesting. What does this do?
>>>
>>> As its name: it tunes the cleartype setting to your preferences :-)
>>>
>>> ===
>>> Best Regards
>>> Katy
>>
>>
>
>

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"Katy Pluta" <katypluta@hotmail.invalid> wrote in message
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> >Hi KT;
>>I must be nuts, but after downloading this I can't find where to access
>>any
>>settings to tweak.
>>It installed ok and it exists in search as a dll, but where do access this
>>tool?
>>:-)
>>Dudley
>
> You find it in the control panel ;-)

I discovered this after I realized I had grabbed the wrong program by
mistake and it wasn't there!! :-)
Actually KT, the normal clear text selection in effects made the text better
than it ever was on the analog monitor. I don't even need to tweak it.
Dudley

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No sweat Arthur; if nothing else, it gives us a chance to say "hi" :-)
Dudley

"Arthur" <alspectorz@rogers.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Dudley.....
>
> I'm sorry you felt the need for a reply to my weak attempt at a pun just
> to bring a smile to your face, but I appreciate you taking the time to
> explain. I, too, downloaded the Clear Type thingie and am enjoying the
> results, even on my CRT monitor. I'm glad you are enjoying it as well and
> I promise to try to improve my puns in future : )
>
> Arthur
>
> "Dudley Henriques" <dhenriques@noware .net> wrote in message
> news:IyKve.12753$VK4.9271@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net...
>> Hi Arthur'
>>
>> Hi Arthur;
>> Actually, I got my first privately owned computer the week I retired.
>> Then I proceeded to get busier with aviation than I was when I was
>> working.
>> Most of the things that come along new like hardware installation and new
>> programs I usually end up trying to deal with between long distance phone
>> calls :-) ....sort of "on the fly so to speak" :-)
>> Tonight I actually downloaded the wrong "tweak" because I was in a hurry
>> as usual and picked up on a key word "clear" and grabbed the wrong file!
>> :-)
>> Anyway...about that Clear Type Tweak; my flat panel monitor is already
>> displaying type better than it did on the analog just selecting clear
>> type without any tweaking program.
>>
>> Dudley
>>
>>
>> "Arthur" <alspectorz@rogers.com> wrote in message
>> news:fs6dnaeHlZVn9CLfRVn-jg@rogers.com...
>>> ........and I thought you knew all the 'tweaks' in the book, Dudley : )
>>>
>>> Arthur
>>>
>>> "Dudley Henriques" <dhenriques@noware .net> wrote in message
>>> news:BAGve.13600$eM6.5434@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
>>>> Disregard my post asking where the program is. I dowloaded the wrong
>>>> tweak by mistake and found the error.
>>>> Thank you
>>>> DH
>>>> "Katy Pluta" <katypluta@hotmail.invalid> wrote in message
>>>> news:cagsb15175nedvdg1t7vv2q5cersdhko1b@4ax.com...
>>>>> >Interesting. What does this do?
>>>>>
>>>>> As its name: it tunes the cleartype setting to your preferences :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> ===
>>>>> Best Regards
>>>>> Katy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>