WRITING DISPLAY

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I have a new xp and the writing shows in different shades of black and
purple, and it is very hard to read. I have tried to change the settings in
"display", but to no avail. any suggestions?
 
Marilyn

Might this be a reference to a picture that you have installed on your
desktop?..
 
Mike Hall (MS-MVP) said:
Marilyn

Might this be a reference to a picture that you have installed on your
desktop?..
don't know. I am seeing all the writing(except the names) is in shades of purple and black
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Is it possible Appearance & Themes were changed? Check at Control Panel
under Appearance & Themes and change it back to Windows XP Theme or another
theme less disturbing.
If it is as someone suggested you are talking about something on your
desktop please respond with that information. It is hard to tell just what
you are talking about that is coming in those colors.There are many things
that could have had the appearance changed and it will be easier to help you
if the newsgroup knows what "writing" you are talking about.
I hope this helps
Glenda
 
marilyn said:
I have a new xp and the writing shows in different shades of black
and purple, and it is very hard to read. I have tried to change the
settings in "display", but to no avail. any suggestions?
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Go here to get help in making a good post:

http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


Then do come back and repost with all necessary details. There are lots
of people reading this newsgroup who want to help you (like me), but
you have to give us something with which to work.

Malke
 
When I see this message page the names are in blue, but the rest of the
writing appears in shades of purple and black.
 
marilyn said:
When I see this message page the names are in blue, but the rest of
the writing appears in shades of purple and black.
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What message page? Remember, I can't see your computer from here. If you
are talking about the colors of fonts, go to the Display applet in
Control Panel and set the theme to Windows XP which should set
everything to default. If you've set font color options elsewhere but
don't remember what you did, then try a System Restore to a date when
things worked the way you wanted.

Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools>System Restore
"Restore my computer to an earlier time."

Malke
 
I am talking about the page you are now vewing .

Malke said:
What message page? Remember, I can't see your computer from here. If you
are talking about the colors of fonts, go to the Display applet in
Control Panel and set the theme to Windows XP which should set
everything to default. If you've set font color options elsewhere but
don't remember what you did, then try a System Restore to a date when
things worked the way you wanted.

Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools>System Restore
"Restore my computer to an earlier time."

Malke
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www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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marilyn said:
I am talking about the page you are now vewing .
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Marilyn,
It appears you are using the web interface. Many here do not use the web
but use a newsreader such as Outlook Express. There are MANY newsreaders.
What you probably seeing is the original message is one color and each
reply is another. Just a guess on my part since I don't use the web
interface. Supposedly this format is to make it easier to read. Maybe
you have some custom settings set on your browser.

gls858
 
marilyn said:
I am talking about the page you are now vewing .
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*You* are reading this newsgroup using the Microsoft web interface. Most of
the rest of us here are *not* doing that, but are reading it with a
newsreader the way it was designed to be read.

Assuming that everyone sees the same thing you do is not a valid thing to
do. As a group, we probably use a dozen or more different newsreaders. Those
who read on the web (far and away the poorest choice of how to participate
in a newsgroup) also don't all do it the same way. For example, some may use
Googlegroups.

Do yourself a favor and switch to a newsreader, such as Outlook Express,
which comes with Windows. See
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
 
I have the same thing on my e mail page etc.
gls858 said:
Marilyn,
It appears you are using the web interface. Many here do not use the web
but use a newsreader such as Outlook Express. There are MANY newsreaders.
What you probably seeing is the original message is one color and each
reply is another. Just a guess on my part since I don't use the web
interface. Supposedly this format is to make it easier to read. Maybe
you have some custom settings set on your browser.

gls858
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*You* are reading this newsgroup using the Microsoft web interface.
Most of the rest of us here are *not* doing that, but are reading it
with a newsreader the way it was designed to be read.

Assuming that everyone sees the same thing you do is not a valid thing
to do. As a group, we probably use a dozen or more different
newsreaders. Those who read on the web (far and away the poorest
choice of how to participate in a newsgroup) also don't all do it the
same way. For example, some may use Googlegroups.

Do yourself a favor and switch to a newsreader, such as Outlook
Express, which comes with Windows. See
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
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Just to add to Ken's and gls858's good advice - I've never used the web
interface. I'm not "seeing what you're seeing" because I use the KNode
newsreader and a different operating system than you do.

In any case, because you are having difficulties expressing yourself in
writing (and that's OK, it can be hard to put computer-related things
into words when you don't really know computer-related terms), it would
be better for you to have a knowledgeable friend or professional come
over and look at your machine. If you decide not to have a professional
(a better choice), then make sure your friend is *really* knowledgeable
about computers and is not just saying s/he is.

Here's a link to a wonderful newbie-friendly web forum run by MVP Patty
MacDuffie. Although I think it would be better for you to have someone
on-site to give you some training, ComputerHaven is a great resource.
The people there are kind, caring, and knowledgeable.

http://computerhaven.info/

Malke
 
Thanks Malke (my name too)
The site you suggested looks interesting. It is hard to know the right
descriptive words.The fonts that I am seeing in this discussion and my
mailbox page in AOL etc. are tinged with purple and are not clear. I know you
won't see this, as it is on my computer, not yours. I have tried fixing
everything in display. but to no avail. The only font color I have changed is
 
marilyn said:
Thanks Malke (my name too)
The site you suggested looks interesting. It is hard to know the right
descriptive words.The fonts that I am seeing in this discussion and my
mailbox page in AOL etc. are tinged with purple and are not clear. I know you
won't see this, as it is on my computer, not yours. I have tried fixing
everything in display. but to no avail. The only font color I have changed is
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Have you tried a different monitor. Could be that you're having a hardware
problem. If it's a CRT then you could have a color gun going out.

gls858
 
marilyn said:
Thanks Malke (my name too)
The site you suggested looks interesting. It is hard to know the right
descriptive words.The fonts that I am seeing in this discussion and my
mailbox page in AOL etc. are tinged with purple and are not clear. I
know you won't see this, as it is on my computer, not yours. I have
tried fixing everything in display. but to no avail. The only font
color I have changed is on AOL...my out going mail.
Marilyn
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In his/her next post, gls858 suggests that your monitor might be at
fault. That's a possibility but usually if you have a CRT (the big fat
monitors) and one of the guns is going you'd see an all-over tinge and
everything would be pink (for example) rather than just some fonts. One
thing we haven't asked you is what type of monitor you are using.
Perhaps you have an LCD (flat panel) monitor and Clear Type turned on.
Or maybe you have a CRT with Clear Type turned on and it doesn't work
well with your monitor. Clear Type usually makes fonts on an LCD look
nicer because it turns on antialiasing (I think that's the technical
reason - I'm not a fonts expert). On some older monitors it can give a
bluish or reddish tinge to the fonts.

So first look at your Clear Type setting. You will find this by going to
the Display applet in Control Panel. Now click on the Appearance tab,
and then on the Effect button. You'll see the box where you can use
either Standard or Clear Type to smooth the edges of screen fonts.
Whatever you have, change it and click Apply (don't click OK yet). Now
look at your fonts. If they are better, you've solved it. If not, you
can put the setting back to where it was or just see which way you
prefer. When you're done, Apply and OK out.

If you are using Clear Type, you might want to download the Clear Type
tuner Power Toy from MS here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

Let us know how that works for you.

Malke
 
Malke said:
In his/her next post, gls858 suggests that your monitor might be at
fault. That's a possibility but usually if you have a CRT (the big fat
monitors) and one of the guns is going you'd see an all-over tinge and
everything would be pink (for example) rather than just some fonts. One
thing we haven't asked you is what type of monitor you are using.
Perhaps you have an LCD (flat panel) monitor and Clear Type turned on.
Or maybe you have a CRT with Clear Type turned on and it doesn't work
well with your monitor. Clear Type usually makes fonts on an LCD look
nicer because it turns on antialiasing (I think that's the technical
reason - I'm not a fonts expert). On some older monitors it can give a
bluish or reddish tinge to the fonts.

So first look at your Clear Type setting. You will find this by going to
the Display applet in Control Panel. Now click on the Appearance tab,
and then on the Effect button. You'll see the box where you can use
either Standard or Clear Type to smooth the edges of screen fonts.
Whatever you have, change it and click Apply (don't click OK yet). Now
look at your fonts. If they are better, you've solved it. If not, you
can put the setting back to where it was or just see which way you
prefer. When you're done, Apply and OK out.

If you are using Clear Type, you might want to download the Clear Type
tuner Power Toy from MS here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

Let us know how that works for you.

Malke
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Just a stab in the dark on my part. The CRT's that we've had go out here
usually turn a sick green color. Which I think means the blue gun is going.
Odd that is was always the blue.

gls858
 
gls858 said:
Just a stab in the dark on my part. The CRT's that we've had go out
here usually turn a sick green color. Which I think means the blue gun
is going. Odd that is was always the blue.

gls858
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Yeah, but it was a real good thought you had. I've mostly seen CRT's go
pink, but your post made me think of the whole Clear Type thing and
maybe that's it. I hope the OP comes back so we'll know.

Malke
 
I have a 17"l cd flat screen

gls858 said:
Just a stab in the dark on my part. The CRT's that we've had go out here
usually turn a sick green color. Which I think means the blue gun is going.
Odd that is was always the blue.

gls858
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marilyn said:
I have a 17" LCD flat screen
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By switchng from clear to standard I got rid of the purple tinge,though my
letters are not dark enough and seem to have spaces.
marilyn
 
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