On 2002.10.18 Igor Izyumin wrote: >On Friday 18 October 2002 02:07 pm, David Walser wrote: >> --- David Walluck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > And I don't think anti-aliasing is eye candy in this >> > case. Since people >> > sometimes spend all day in front of the screen, the >> > ease with which they >> > can read screen text can make a world of real >> > difference on eye strain >> > or overall experience. >> >> Yeah, but some of us don't want those blurry AA fonts >> messing up our eyes :o( > >I agree. Notice that Microsoft doesn't use AA on their OS - that's because >it's easier to read good fonts without it! AA fonts are actually very bad on >the eyes - the eyes perceive them as unfocused and try to focus on them, >which obviously doesn't work and strains them. AA is OK for large fonts >(20px or more) but for anything less than 20 it is horrible.
I suppose it all depends on AA quality. MacOS X does fine even on 8 pt fonts. They look agood and readable. Even at 166x1200 on a 17" Sony. -- J.A. Magallon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> \ Software is like sex: werewolf.able.es \ It's better when it's free Mandrake Linux release 9.1 (Cooker) for i586 Linux 2.4.20-pre11-jam1 (gcc 3.2 (Mandrake Linux 9.0 3.2-2mdk))
