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06-08-2006, 04:22 PM
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Smooth text using CSS?
Hi,
In photoshop you have the option to make text 'smooth' 'strong' or 'crisp'. Is there a way to create a similar effect using css? we use Trebuchet MS throughout all our sites so I want to remain consistent by keeping this font, but without the 'smooth' setting, as the text it looks pretty naff.
Thanks very much!
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06-08-2006, 04:31 PM
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Nope. You can set it in windows by using cleartype, though.
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06-08-2006, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Subhan
Hi,
In photoshop you have the option to make text 'smooth' 'strong' or 'crisp'. Is there a way to create a similar effect using css? we use Trebuchet MS throughout all our sites so I want to remain consistent by keeping this font, but without the 'smooth' setting, as the text it looks pretty naff.
Thanks very much!
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I believe if you use:
text-transform: uppercase;
font-weight: bold;
letter-spacing: -3px;
font-size: 24px;
Then it should be smooth.
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06-08-2006, 04:39 PM
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It generally depends on the browser and font size to my knowledge.
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06-08-2006, 04:51 PM
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And the systems amount of RAM.
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06-08-2006, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Garrett
And the systems amount of RAM.
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What does RAM have to do with the way browsers render text? It depends completely on the versatility of the font (or user settings).
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06-08-2006, 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by freedom
What does RAM have to do with the way browsers render text? It depends completely on the versatility of the font (or user settings).
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I thought it was the amount of RAM that it took so it could render the text in AA? Because I tested this on my dads CPU with 256, and it got no anti-alias. And on my 1.5 gig, it got it. Same browser and version same font.
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06-08-2006, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Garrett
I thought it was the amount of RAM that it took so it could render the text in AA? Because I tested this on my dads CPU with 256, and it got no anti-alias. And on my 1.5 gig, it got it. Same browser and version same font.
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It might have had cleartype. Ram doesn't have to do with font-rendering .. especially in a browser. I'm not sure on the effect it has on the windows ui.
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06-08-2006, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by freedom
It might have had cleartype. Ram doesn't have to do with font-rendering .. especially in a browser. I'm not sure on the effect it has on the windows ui.
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And I thought he was being sarcastic...
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06-08-2006, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Subhan
Hi,
In photoshop you have the option to make text 'smooth' 'strong' or 'crisp'. Is there a way to create a similar effect using css? we use Trebuchet MS throughout all our sites so I want to remain consistent by keeping this font, but without the 'smooth' setting, as the text it looks pretty naff.
Thanks very much!
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No, or else the majority of the sites out there wouldn't be using the generic system fonts... but anyway for large amounts of text I recommend using Verdana, and changing the line-height, and other properties.
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