Ok…so I may be the only idiot left who was still using the standard setting for font edge smoothing. And then while searching for an alternative to the default New Courier font for VS2005 I stumbled upon the ClearType fonts. All I can say is Wow! Here’s a before and after:
Man..it was like someone Windexed my eyes. If you aren’t already trying it out, do it NOW!!
To enable ClearType on your Windows XP machine (Vista has it on by default) follow these steps:
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Right click on the desktop and select 'Properties' |
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Select the 'Appearance' tab and press the 'Effects…' button |
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Check the box for 'Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts', then select 'ClearType' in the drop-down list |
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Close the Effects dialog by clicking 'OK' and click 'Apply' to complete the process |
Don’t thank me…just send cash!