From: "Antti Kurenniemi" 

It's weird stuff, I've played with ClearType for a while now, and the
problem I have is *some* text looks better with CT turned on, but then some
other text looks like crap. I just went through this tuner, and the samples
were pretty good - but then I got back to OE to continue reading the
messages, and the fonts in OE look *really* bad :-(     Again, I'm turning
it off...


Antti Kurenniemi
(running at 1600*1200)

"Frank Haber"  wrote in message
news:459c1dac{at}w3.nls.net...
> >MS Tuner Widget
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/typography/cleartype/tuner/Step1.aspx
>
> I always have better luck with the PowerToy local version - download link
> buried in the text on that page - in reality.....
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/typography/ClearTypePowerToy.mspx
>
> (Full Disclosure: Be sure ClearType is on in
> DisplayProperties|appearance|effects.  These widgets are supposed to turn
> it on, but you know how that goes.  And If your screen is 10x7 or coarser,
> or you're on your fifth beer, you might prefer NO smoothing.  And If you
> still use a CRT, forget all the above.)
>
> (I always get better results if I make a semi-snap decision, and adjust
> QUICKLY.  Repeat the run, if you're unsure. For maximum psychometric
> accuracy, repeat when eyes tired or six-pack empty.)

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