1969912 0 #1 February 20, 2013 Talking about the bold vertical lines in R's, D's, i's l's... It seems to be used in some blogs. http://oldmachinepress.wordpress.com/2012/08/29/one-second-on-the-course-with-dreadnought-by-tom-fey/ "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingRhenquest 1 #2 February 20, 2013 Is it this one? http://www.google.com/webfonts/specimen/Open+SansI'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 38 #3 February 20, 2013 Are you talking about the "Old Machine Press"? If so, it's a stencil font. There are multitudes of them; NO, yea legions. Nuttin new here. If not that, then ? lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #4 February 20, 2013 That doesn't look as pronounced as the text on the page I linked. Maybe it's the way it shows on my screen, but it looks like intentional bolding of some components of some letters. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #5 February 20, 2013 QuoteAre you talking about the "Old Machine Press"? No, the main text of the article. For example, in "Dreadnought is truly", the vert line in the cap D is bolder than the rest, as are i and the l. Could be something about my computer, but it only looks that way on some sites, usu blogs. Screenshot attached.... "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 38 #6 February 20, 2013 Wow, that is NOT how it appears on my screen. It looks like it's more of a setting thing than a font thing? THAT is definitely annoying, maybe enough to cause a seizure. lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #7 February 20, 2013 I don't know. Every page looks normal except for a very, very few sites that look like that. Old graphics card maybe? "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #8 February 20, 2013 I see it normally, as well. I had no clue what you were talking about. I don't see lines it anything but the title.My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #9 February 20, 2013 Another screenshot... "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 38 #10 February 20, 2013 How old is your computer? lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 3 #11 February 20, 2013 You need to adjust your Cleartype settings. Before you ask: http://bit.ly/13cJpHT"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #12 February 20, 2013 BIOS is 2003. 2004 or so. 512 Mb RAM Been thinking about building a new one. Really. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #13 February 20, 2013 QuoteYou need to adjust your Cleartype settings. Will try that after switching to XP. Dual boot right now. Thanks. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,382 #14 February 20, 2013 Quote BIOS is 2003. 2004 or so. 512 Mb RAM Been thinking about building a new one. Really. Your issue is software, not hardware."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #15 February 20, 2013 Quote Quote BIOS is 2003. 2004 or so. 512 Mb RAM Been thinking about building a new one. Really. Your issue is software, not hardware. Yes. I rebooted and am running XP right now. Kinda got busy with other things and never finished migrating to XP. The text on that site looks normal using XP. I thought it was some weird font, but never looked into it until now. Thanks to all for the help. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingRhenquest 1 #16 February 20, 2013 Was that under Linux? You can do some stuff to improve the font rendering, but they're fairly obscure things and not set up by default on every distribution. If you google around on Linux font rendering you can find some documents on the subject.I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #17 February 20, 2013 QuoteWas that under Linux? You can do some stuff to improve the font rendering, but they're fairly obscure things and not set up by default on every distribution. If you google around on Linux font rendering you can find some documents on the subject. No, win2k. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #18 February 20, 2013 QuoteQuoteAre you talking about the "Old Machine Press"? No, the main text of the article. For example, in "Dreadnought is truly", the vert line in the cap D is bolder than the rest, as are i and the l. Could be something about my computer, but it only looks that way on some sites, usu blogs. Screenshot attached.... what you linked in the pic is NOTHING like what I see in the actua lined page. I think it may be your computer settingsYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #19 February 20, 2013 Quote Quote Quote Are you talking about the "Old Machine Press"? No, the main text of the article. For example, in "Dreadnought is truly", the vert line in the cap D is bolder than the rest, as are i and the l. Could be something about my computer, but it only looks that way on some sites, usu blogs. Screenshot attached.... what you linked in the pic is NOTHING like what I see in the actua lined page. I think it may be your computer settings It's probably due to my OS, Win2k. It's only 2013, so Win2k should be good until 2999, right? WTF? "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingRhenquest 1 #20 February 20, 2013 Hmm. Check the control panel. I vaguely seem to recall there being an esoteric "fonts" option, either under Fonts or in your video card driver settings, that would allow you to enable stuff like sub-pixel aliasing and font smoothing. Win2K should have reasonably solid truetype font rendering. They were doing stuff like that much earlier than then. I don't recall if the MS Truetype core fonts came out before Win2K or not. I think they did, so they're probably already in the OS. I've been installing them on Linux machines for as long as I can remember. It might be worth poking around a bit if you do a lot of work on Win2K, but the industry has moved on from there. So it might turn out you're just kind of stuck with that.I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #21 February 20, 2013 I clicked "smooth edges of screen fonts" and it's fixed. Thanks. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,623 #22 February 20, 2013 I don't see what you see. Suspect the problem is your video card.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
