I can see again!
david.nikdel posted in general on May 22nd, 2006
So, I’ve recently come across a *very* nifty PowerToy from Microsoft (yes, the blind squirrel has found another nut). It’s called ClearType and it dramatically improves the readibility of text on an LCD monitor by taking advantage of the color component order to do sub-pixel aliasing (horizontally at least). I have it on right now and web pages look gorgious. Here’s the link if you’re interested http://www.microsoft.com/typography/WhatIsClearType.mspx
It works best with black on white or white on black text (which are really the most common) and scales down from there as you approach the primaries. In any case, the improvement is marked. Check it out.
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