Re: [Thinkpad] Cleartype on a Thinkpad

Thanks for those who responded.

I run a 1920x1200 26" NEC Multisync LCD (2960WUXi) plus a T60p with a
15" UXGA IPS screen, so my displays are pretty good. And Bruce, I'm
aware of running my displays in their native resolution.

Turning off Cleartype in XP has no direct effect on Cleartype in Office
2007. You are required to turn it off in Office as well. However, that
leaves you with the Segoe font that was developed for ClearType. Running
Segoe UI with Cleartype office looks awful.
 
I may be the minority, but the anti-aliasing of Cleartype definitely
makes things fuzzier to my eyes rather than better. I guess I prefer to
see crisp edges on my fonts.

Greg

-----Original Message-----
From: thinkpad-bounces@stderr.org [mailto:thinkpad-bounces@stderr.org]
On Behalf Of Bruce Markowitz
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 4:30 PM
To: thinkpad@stderr.org; Stuart F. Biggar
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Cleartype on a Thinkpad

You can turn it off is display properties
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stuart F. Biggar" <Stuart.Biggar@optics.arizona.edu>
To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 4:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Cleartype on a Thinkpad

> At 01:26 PM 11/16/2007, you wrote:
> >What is everyone's take on Cleartype? I find that it makes things
fuzzy,
> >rather than improving the font image. With certain fonts, I actually
see
> >blue or red fringes between letters.
>
> I don't really like it either, especially on low-res displays.
>
> I think it depends on your visual acuity and on the display dpi
> (and other qualities such as contrast, reflected glare, etc).
> Low-res screes look fuzzy to me. High-res screens with Windows
> adjusted to the appropriate dpi setting (133 for my T43p with
> the 15" 1600x1200 Flexview screen) are tolerable but I still find
> the fonts look a bit fuzzy. However, certain apps do NOT work
> appropriately with a custom DPI setting (fonts are too large or
> various other "features").
>
> I have a Mac at home and OS X has a similar font smoothing
> "feature" but it can be turned OFF for fonts below a specified
> size. I don't know of Windows offers such a feature.
>
> I'm older (58) but have fairly good corrected vision (20-15) and
> have appropriate high quality reading glasses (there are differences
> in the optical quality of the various plastics used in lenses and also
> in the surface finish and tolerances for grinding to spec.). I'm
> certain that if I currently had the visual acuity I did when I was a
> young military pilot, Cleartype would drive me crazy. I still am
bothered
> at times by the fuzzy appearance.
>
> Stuart
>
> Note that I work in an academic environment and in optics but it
> is NOT visual optics but rather light measurement and optical
> system characterization and calibration.
>
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