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OS X fonts compared to Windows?
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<blockquote data-quote="dirtydog" data-source="post: 76688"><p>Can someone tell me if I'm doing something wrong, as it seems to me that OS X fonts aren't as clear or easy to read as Windows ones.</p><p></p><p>Using 10.3.7, with font rendering set to its default setting of CRT.. (I'm using a CRT monitor).</p><p></p><p>Mac fonts at the top.. Mac in Safari, Windows in Firefox.</p><p><img src="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/d.broadfoot/macfonts3.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p>Two other pics.. <a href="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/d.broadfoot/macfonts1.png" target="_blank">1</a> <a href="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/d.broadfoot/macfonts2.png" target="_blank">2</a> </p><p></p><p>Windows is using ClearType. Would you agree the Mac fonts aren't as clear, and if so what can I do about it other than just increase the size?</p><p></p><p>By the way, the three sites shown are..</p><p></p><p><a href="http://forums.overclockers.co.uk" target="_blank">forums.overclockers.co.uk</a></p><p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk" target="_blank">news.bbc.co.uk</a></p><p><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk" target="_blank">www.timesonline.co.uk</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dirtydog, post: 76688"] Can someone tell me if I'm doing something wrong, as it seems to me that OS X fonts aren't as clear or easy to read as Windows ones. Using 10.3.7, with font rendering set to its default setting of CRT.. (I'm using a CRT monitor). Mac fonts at the top.. Mac in Safari, Windows in Firefox. [IMG]http://homepage.ntlworld.com/d.broadfoot/macfonts3.png[/IMG] Two other pics.. [URL=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/d.broadfoot/macfonts1.png]1[/URL] [URL=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/d.broadfoot/macfonts2.png]2[/URL] Windows is using ClearType. Would you agree the Mac fonts aren't as clear, and if so what can I do about it other than just increase the size? By the way, the three sites shown are.. [url]forums.overclockers.co.uk[/url] [url]news.bbc.co.uk[/url] [url]www.timesonline.co.uk[/url] [/QUOTE]
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