What Do Your Fonts Look Like?

After seeing Longhorns still crappy fonts, Im wondering what everyone's fonts look like.

Post them here, preferably in PNG, as its compressed, but doesnt artifact like JPEG.

Mine:

http://nmazer.stsbeta.iponet.net/Shared%20...ts/texttest.png

http://nmazer.stsbeta.iponet.net/Shared%20...nts/verdana.png

Post:

1. What fonts are being used(use a few different ones)

2. What size

3. What AA settings you have

4. What OS/Video card/hardware acceleration settings

This is XFree86 w/ Full AA and Full Hinting, and the bytecode interpreter enabled. GF4MX440 video card. I think I dont have AA on below 8pt text.

Also, post whose fonts you think look the best. Tell us if you have a CRT or LCD.

EDIT:\\

Also, do black text on a white background.

#72314

I like a lot the following, made in photoshop:

I use a CRT.

#72315

XPpro

Nvidia Gforce2MX

Anti Aliasing Enabled

CRT monitor

Fonts at 60px and 30px

#72322

here is mine, in word, it looks different:

#72324

Originally posted by mmr_85@Nov 1 2003, 08:21 PM
here is mine, in word, it looks different:

I'd say, it has that squiggly red line beneath it.

I'm trying to get mine up, but damn image host!!!

#72325

Big Fonts:

#72333

I still think Xp's cleartype looks better than it does on your linux thing.

OSX has good font smoothing but things look too bold

#72339

How can i change my Xp fonts to Mac fonts????

#72443

Originally posted by contrasutra@Nov 2 2003, 01:41 AM
After seeing Longhorns still crappy fonts, Im wondering what everyone's fonts look like.

You should know better, Contra...

It's still early in Longhorn's dev cycle - this could be changed anytime - Avalon could use anything they liked as the fonts even - god forbid - Comic Sans MS! <_<

#72494

Stevie: I realize that, but Longhorn has been over 3 years in development! I'd expect them to at least BEGIN to work on the fonts.

It takes a long time to create a proper font engine, its not like a skin that they can do last minute.

Of course, w/ Aero (or Avalon or whatever its called now), the fonts have the ability to look AMAZING, because of full 3D acceleration.

#72543

Originally posted by contrasutra@Nov 2 2003, 04:22 PM
Stevie: I realize that, but Longhorn has been over 3 years in development! I'd expect them to at least BEGIN to work on the fonts.
It takes a long time to create a proper font engine, its not like a skin that they can do last minute.
Of course, w/ Aero (or Avalon or whatever its called now), the fonts have the ability to look AMAZING, because of full 3D acceleration.

It's Avalon, and I think the problem is that MS haven't finalised the look and feel yet, as opposed to not having developed a new font rendering engine...

As for the fonts they choose, I think we can safely assume the usual suspects (Tahoma et al.) will be in there somewhere...

#72556

"You can play dressup when your done with your chores;" something contra's mommy kept telling him

Ms has more things to worry about than the fontsmoothing right now, they gonna spend time creating bugs first :naughty:

#72559

Hi,

Where do you enable anti-Aliasing for the fonts ???

Thanks.

#72563

Originally posted by Rissol@Nov 2 2003, 11:20 AM
Hi,

Where do you enable anti-Aliasing for the fonts ???

Thanks.

http://www.microsoft.com/typography/cleart...ypeactivate.htm

#72564

Originally posted by Rissol@Nov 2 2003, 05:20 PM
Hi,

Where do you enable anti-Aliasing for the fonts ???

Thanks.

On Windows XP right click your desktop, go to "Properties". Go to the "Appearance" tab, and click "Effects".

Font smoothing options are second down.

#72566

Originally posted by Timan@Nov 2 2003, 11:11 AM
"You can play dressup when your done with your chores;" something contra's mommy kept telling him

Ms has more things to worry about than the fontsmoothing right now, they gonna spend time creating bugs first :naughty:

Har Har Har. :unsure: