![]() ![]() These two have their own setting - it’s named “Always use ClearType for HTML” and can be found in the Internet Options window, inside the Advanced tab, under the Multimedia section (image below) - which allows them to switch the font rasterization method independently of the operating system. As you can see, most browsers rely on the operating system’s rasterization setting, with the exception of Internet Explorer versions 7 and 8. The table above summarizes the situation. (browser has a setting independent of the system setting) This time I’m going to talk about the browsers’ default font smoothing method on the various versions of Windows, and how that may affect the rendering of text. However, the results are strikingly different. But once I connect the 2nd display and tune using Cleartype, the font on the Primary display looks good but on the other looks weird. Rendering layer of OSX, Quartz, uses subpixel rendering, as ClearType does. ClearType tuning works well for single display setup no matter which display I have connected. ![]() A couple weeks ago I mentioned the three rasterization methods available on Windows XP, and explained how to enable ClearType. Mac OS X On Macs, the situation is relatively simple. ![]()
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