From: Digest To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 00:01:03 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600 Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 818 Reply-To: X-List-Unsubscribe: www.os2site.com/list/ ************************************************** Monday 08 March 2004 Number 818 ************************************************** Subjects for today 1 Re: Better fonts at higher resolution ?? : Richard R. Pufky" **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 16:34:54 -0500 From: "Richard R. Pufky" Subject: Re: Better fonts at higher resolution ?? Hello, On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 15:49:34 +1100, Ed Durrant wrote: > IBM screen (1024 x 768) to using this "giant" at 1280 x 1024 > and as well as things being clearer, the shape of text > characters has also changed. > > I am still using the same graphics card and Scitech SNAP > driver, at the same refresh rate and colour depth so why > should the shape of characters change simply by increasing > resolution ? Clarity yes, but actual shape ?? Shape change probably has more to do with the aspect ratio of those two resolutions more than anything else. 1280x1024 is a different aspect ratio than 1024x768. 640/480=1.3333... 800/600=1.3333... 1024/768=1.3333... 1280/1024=1.25 1280x960 will give the same aspect ratio (1.3333...), with the same horizontal resolution. HTH, Rick -- Check out the pictures of my baby girl! http://brennor.dyndns dot org/Daphne/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------