Cleartype

[Eric A. Dozier]

Does cleartype exist in Vista? I havegot some real fuzzy type of my
SyncMaster 204t. I am using Sapphire 9600 ATI chipset

Any guidance would be appreciated

Eric

 

[Jane C]

Cleartype is actually on by default in Vista.

 

[Stephen J. Froman]

Control Panel>Personalization>Visual Appearance>Open classic appearance
properties>Advanced>Effects
But I'm pretty sure it's on by default.

 

[Eric A. Dozier]

Cleartype is actually on by default in Vista.

Is there a way to adjust the cleartype - because the only fonts that
aren't fuzzy are my desktop icon labels

 

[Stephen J. Froman]

The Cleartype Tuner for windows xp works on vista.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

 

[Eric A. Dozier]

Control Panel>Personalization>Visual Appearance>Open classic appearance
properties>Advanced>Effects
But I'm pretty sure it's on by default.

I finally got the fuzzy fonts removed by going to the basic setting. I
guess that the driver for my card isn't quite ready for prime-time, as
it were

 

[AMDX2]

it is on by default.

 

[AMDX2]

it might be fuzzy for you because i think it is for everyone and then they
get used to it being better looking then jaggy text.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, OE/WM]

it might be fuzzy for you because i think it is for everyone and then they
get used to it being better looking then jaggy text.

It's not fuzzy here.

 

[Eric A. Dozier]

It's not fuzzy here.

I am thinking that it may be a combination of the monitor and video card
drivers not working right in this beta release. As I mentioned earlier,
when I changed to Windows Basic - the fonts are sharper and the windows
fit on the screen properly when expanded to full size (previously, the
windows would expand off the the screen to the point I couldn't see the
control buttons.)

Eric

 

[Eric A. Dozier]

The Cleartype Tuner for windows xp works on vista.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

I will give it a shot, thanks

Eric

 

[dotcom]

Vista has also included 5 new fonts made especially for Clear Type. Their
names all start with a "C" except for "Segoe UI" which is the font used
throughout the Vista interface. They are as follows:
Constantia
Cambria
Corbel
Calibri
Candara
Consolas
I like the font Segoe UI...it's very easy to read.

dotcom

 

[Eric A. Dozier]

Does cleartype exist in Vista? I havegot some real fuzzy type of my
SyncMaster 204t. I am using Sapphire 9600 ATI chipset

Any guidance would be appreciated

Eric

If anyone experienced what i described above, I did finally find the
cause. My monitor is a 20.1 inch LCD. When I installed Vista it
correctly set my font dpi at 120. After "noodling" around in the
settings I changed the font dpi 96. changing the font to this size
cleared up the fuzzy type issue. It also cleared up a problem with the
windows in all programs (except IE7) not resizing properly when switched
from normal to maximize. I did file a bug report with MS.

 

[Beck]

Control panel - personalisation - visual appearance - effects. select
cleartype in the drop down box.