Windows 7 improvements in font and text display

Although pictures and videos are now very common on PCs, in fact, the most we usually see is text. In Windows 7, improvements to text and fonts continue, with Directwrite,windows 7 doing better in font display.

Why do I need to improve my text display?

About 80% of the users ' computers are used for reading and writing, that is, text display is the main way for PCs to communicate with users. Text is sure to be the best way to communicate before the PC can communicate directly with the brain. Research has shown that good typography can lead to better productivity. Because it allows people to read information faster and better. And the most important thing on the Internet is the information, the importance of text display can be seen.

Improve the current display technology

In Vista, Microsoft introduced the ClearType technology to solve the problem of Font hollow. In Windows 7, Microsoft continues to improve the ClearType, with more granular options. But everything has a double-sided nature, although such improvements have retained a good backward compatibility, but also because of its own limitations, it is difficult to break through.

Another improvement is to transform the previous physical model into the latest designed virtual dip model, through which ClearType can automatically adjust to the optimal state based on the screen size, making the font look more natural and closer to the print quality.

In addition, the latest ClearType also offers a print Live preview feature. Look at the picture below (for the current ClearType, below is the improved)