Mozilla FireFox Tips & Tricks: Activate ClearType Font

On computers running Windows Vista and Windows XP, ClearType delivers improved font display quality over traditional forms of font smoothing or anti-aliasing. The goal of ClearType was to improve the readability on color LCD displays with a digital interface, such as laptops and flat panel displays.

Recently I changed desks within the office, which also meant a switching out computers. My new computer is much faster, but after downloading Mozilla Firefox 3.0 I noticed that web pages did not have the same clean effect as the other computer I was using. After much frustration my co-worker showed me a trick that fixed everything! Now, I'm going to share the same tip with you.


1. Right click on your desktop and select "Properties".

2. Now click the "Appearance" Tab , and then click the "Effects" button.

3. Now select the "ClearType" effect in the second drop down menu box and make sure there is a check in the checkbox.

4. Click Ok 2 times, and you're done!

Now open Firefox and browse to any website, you will see an immediate effect in the font rendered in your web browser.

To dial in the ClearType font on your computer to its maximum , visit the ClearType Tuner located on the Microsoft typology page and follow the on screen instructions.

http://www.microsoft.com/typography/ClearType/tuner/tune.aspx

I just made the changes on my computer and it looks amazing! Thanks for the clear instructions and the useful information. Hope to see your new updates soon.

ClearType really makes it nicer to read and less harsh on the eyes. Thanks for sharing!

Yay! Very nice tips your co worker given to you, it totally solved my problem! I have bookmark this page for future and for my friends also. Thanks for sharing with us!

Wow, I can really see the change in the resolution - its clear resolution. Thanks for the helpful tips.

Hey! I didn't know about this. Thanks for sharing with us. I see great difference. The words previously are coarse and looks traditional. With this, my eyes don't hurt anymore. Why didn't people mention about this previously?

Nice... the font looks so much better. I am actually really impressed about this. Thanks.

Thank you soooo much for posting this! :) Totally solved my problem, too. IE sucks in codes so I needed to switch to Moz, but I can't read the text properly. Haha. Anyway, thanks! :)