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Improving Mac Font Rendering
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<blockquote data-quote="mac57" data-source="post: 276083" data-attributes="member: 17052"><p>dtownley1, I looked at your post. Essentially, it seems to recommend some fonts that you could use that look better than some others. What is the app you are referring to?</p><p></p><p>The poster also notes that the (in my opinion) excessive smoothing of fonts started with OS X. Prior to that (OS 9 and earlier) Macs used to have excellent font rendering. I used to have a Quadra 800 series at work and it's font rendering was gorgeous.</p><p></p><p>Apple has made an intentional stylistic decision on this matter and as one poster said, there may not be a right and wrong here. It is an artistic decision. Some people like smoother, less pixelated fonts, and some prefer smoother more rounded ones. I like the crisper ones, but Apple clearly feels that the smoother fonts are better.</p><p></p><p>I can only hope that Leopard gives us some additional capabilities in this regard.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mac57, post: 276083, member: 17052"] dtownley1, I looked at your post. Essentially, it seems to recommend some fonts that you could use that look better than some others. What is the app you are referring to? The poster also notes that the (in my opinion) excessive smoothing of fonts started with OS X. Prior to that (OS 9 and earlier) Macs used to have excellent font rendering. I used to have a Quadra 800 series at work and it's font rendering was gorgeous. Apple has made an intentional stylistic decision on this matter and as one poster said, there may not be a right and wrong here. It is an artistic decision. Some people like smoother, less pixelated fonts, and some prefer smoother more rounded ones. I like the crisper ones, but Apple clearly feels that the smoother fonts are better. I can only hope that Leopard gives us some additional capabilities in this regard. [/QUOTE]
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