FONT jaggies in PC version compared to MAC version.

External Since: Nov 12, 2004 Posts: 2

Another question. I created a slide presentation on MAC and looks
great. But when I view it on a PC the font (which is just basic
ARIEL) looks a bit jagged and spotty.. really just curved letters like
O, S, etc. Also italics look bad too.

Any reason for this? Are PCs just not as good as displaying fonts
smoothy?

Thanks

PS> I tried turning on all font smoothing in the PC but still doesn't
look anywhere near as good as MAC version.

External Since: Mar 01, 2004 Posts: 1921

Hi Gregg,

The reason is that MacOSX is better than Microsoft Windows at displaying
just about everything - especially fonts. This document explains why
people should use Macs instead of PCs when it comes to using text:

http://a336.g.akamai.net/7/336/51/773c53ba7262ec/www.apple.com/macosx/.../Panthe

If you want a dramatic comparison increase the zoom control to 400% on a
Mac and then try the same document on a PC, or print a document on a
large format printer and you'll immediately see why Windows PCs are not
a good choice for these purposes.

Jim
--
Jim Gordon
Mac MVP
MVP FAQ
<http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;mvpfaqs>

Gregg wrote:
> Another question. I created a slide presentation on MAC and looks
> great. But when I view it on a PC the font (which is just basic
> ARIEL) looks a bit jagged and spotty.. really just curved letters like
> O, S, etc. Also italics look bad too.
>
> Any reason for this? Are PCs just not as good as displaying fonts
> smoothy?
>
> Thanks
>
> PS> I tried turning on all font smoothing in the PC but still doesn't
> look anywhere near as good as MAC version.