On-screen text is fuzzy, like old-style dot-matrix printers; it's giving me a headache:( - what should I do?
I've just - today - started using Firefox, and the text I see on the screen is fuzzy, like in old-style join-the-dots dot matrix printers. I'd like to stick with Firefox, not least because I want (need!) to use the spell-check facility. But the text resolution is much worse than I'm used to with IE8:(. What can I do?
Modified by Loob
Chosen solution
You can enable ClearType system wide for all programs to make other programs like Firefox use it.
XP: Control Panel > Display > Appearance > Effects: "Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts"
See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306527 - HOW TO: Use ClearType to Enhance Screen Fonts in Windows XP
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You can enable ClearType system wide for all programs to make other programs like Firefox use it.
XP: Control Panel > Display > Appearance > Effects: "Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts"
See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306527 - HOW TO: Use ClearType to Enhance Screen Fonts in Windows XP
Modified by cor-el
Thank you so much - problem solved!
You're welcome