Sharpening text in browser

vinoman · vinoman #1 (**permalink**)

06-07-2010, 10:44 AM

I recently received a iBook G4 from a friend so I can learn the Mac OS. For being 5 yrs old it's runs quite well. Except the text is fussy in my browsers.

How can I sharpen text in Safari or Firefox? How can I sharpen text in any program within Mac OS X 10.5.8?

Aptmunich · Aptmunich #2 (**permalink**)

06-07-2010, 10:53 AM

You're probably just not used to the different font smoothing OS X uses. You can tweak the settings a bit under System Preferences > Appearance, but that's about it.

But you'll soon get used to it.

technologist · technologist #3 (**permalink**)

06-07-2010, 11:04 AM

Those iBooks all had low-resolution 1024 x 768 displays. On the 14" models, this makes for some large, blocky text. And the iBook did not support higher resolutions even on external displays.

vinoman · vinoman #4 (**permalink**)

06-07-2010, 11:31 AM

Thanks for the information. I'll live with it.

One day I'll buy a new MacBook

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vinoman #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 05, 2010 Posts: 11	06-07-2010, 10:44 AM I recently received a iBook G4 from a friend so I can learn the Mac OS. For being 5 yrs old it's runs quite well. Except the text is fussy in my browsers. How can I sharpen text in Safari or Firefox? How can I sharpen text in any program within Mac OS X 10.5.8?
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vinoman #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 05, 2010 Posts: 11	06-07-2010, 11:31 AM Thanks for the information. I'll live with it. One day I'll buy a new MacBook
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