Actually it is pretty much the other way around. While ClearType GDI is by default incorrect gamma, it can be fixed by disabling ClearType (making for a grayscale mode that’s always gamma-correct) or by selecting the gamma-correct picture in the ClearType Tuner (https://fontgammatest.netlify.com/cleartypeGDI-gamma.PNG). On the other hand, DirectWrite is not actually gamma correct, it always produces way too dark anti-aliasing shades for black on white text no matter what is done.
]]>As far as ClearType I must say I love it. Calibri and Consolas both look absolutely amazing with it. I don’t see any colorization or any distracting effect on them. Personally I even prefer that combination over any MacOS font rendering.
By the way, the D2D font rendering improves a lot if you increase the size of the font. So whenever I am stuck with it (like in Firefox) I zoom in on almost every page. I can’t do that with the UI which I must admit looks absolutely horrible.
]]>How can it be argued? It’s lighter, fuzzier, doesn’t match the rest of the OS, and is flat out less readable than GDI.
I mean, I guess as long as the option to disable hardware accel remains it won’t be a big deal, but it seems like a shame to lose hardware accel and its associated benefits because the font rendering looks awful…
]]>How can I decrease the font kerning but keeping DirectWrite enabled for higher performance graphics?
Thank you
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