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Posted by dorayme on 10/15/06 21:45
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patrick j <patrick@jamesnews.orangehome.co.uk> wrote:
> I do like to look at the site in other people's computers if possible.
> It is amazing how different a web-site can look with a different
> monitor.
One of the most striking, but perhaps least important things, is
the look of the text. Under many font sizes (not larger ones), is
the splotchiness. Even on late model machines on LCD screens with
the Windows system font-smoothing turned on. I think it is not
something that Windows folk are much aware of because it is not
so bad that it stands out without coming straight from the
marvelous Mac OS X implementation. I have noticed this especially
with LCD screens but also CRTs. Last night I saw a site of mine
on a brand new Winbox, brand new quality LCD and set up by a very
competent old hand, immedietely obvious to me, not to my friend
who had not just come from a Mac. Arial was the font, Firefox was
the browser.
I mention this here to see if anyone can suggest a useful,
reasonable workaday font that is least subject to this
"bit-mapping" effect.
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dorayme
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