"Bitmap Fonts" in WPF?

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"Bitmap Fonts" in WPF?

Are there such thing as "Bitmap Fonts" in WPF

the vector text/fonts look great on my CRT...but horrible on the LCD at work especially for smaller fonts - same thing Flash use to suffer from prior to version 8...so was wondering if there are ways to use bitmap fonts or to control the anti-aliasing of the fonts used in WPF

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"Bitmap Fonts" in WPF?

  • msindel

    I'm running native resolution on the LCD (1280x1024 19inch)

    tried clear type, didn't really make much of a different (I got someone else to look too :) )......the CRT is so much better and nicer :)

    just thought maybe a bitmap option for fonts when used at small sizes would be a good fall back option.

    thanks

  • mtstarr

    We do not support 'bitmap fonts' in WPF. But I'm concerned that fonts in WPF look bad on your LCD screen. They should actually look better than on a CRT since we're using the sub-pixels on your LCD screen for better resolution.

    Is the resolution on your LCD screen set to the maximum screen resolution
    Is your 'method to smooth edges of screen fonts' set to ClearType in Display Properties-->Effects

    If the answers to the above questions are yes, then the pixel structure of your LCD screen might be Blue->Green->Red instead of Red->Green->Blue, you can let ClearType know this by using the ClearType tuner available here:
    http://www.microsoft.com/typography/ClearTypePowerToy.mspx

    Please let me know if this helps,
    Chris
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