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Change font-smoothing in VS 2010

Is there any way to make font smoothing more MacOS like in Visual Studio 2010? I used to do that with GDI++ in VS 2008, but obviously that won't work in new Visual Studio. Is it possible to tweak WPF font-smoothing manually?

If anyone doesn't know about GDI++ you can get it here. It is highly configurable, but the basic settings make fonts look like they do on MacOS, which is much better when you have white text on dark background.

+2  A: 

Here's a link on some options to try:

Turning off ClearType, Adjust font smoothing on OS level, change the environment font in VS. Consolas font was an option they recommended in beta.

Here's a blog post on improving WPF font clarity.

klabranche  2010-06-18 01:04:06
I use Andale Mono, doesn't help. The problem is exactly the opposite: ClearType is not bold enough no matter how you configure it.
HeavyWave  2010-06-18 01:15:29
How about increasing the font size? Yes, a sad answer but a suggestion offered none-the-less.
klabranche  2010-06-18 01:43:13
I added a link to a blog post on improving WPF font clarity....
klabranche  2010-06-18 01:45:49
My font-size is quite big. That's not the issue. The problem is that white text on black background has a lot of artifacts around letters with ClearType (on my screen anyway). Maybe it's better with better DPI.
HeavyWave  2010-06-18 01:46:16
Your link uses JPEG to demonstrate different types of font smoothing. Gah! Somebody shoot the author.
HeavyWave  2010-06-18 01:48:35
This is just a joke.... Wait for VS 2010 SP1.... *sigh* Although, probably more truth than would like to think...
klabranche  2010-06-18 02:02:31
I apologize. Consolas IS much better. Although, not good enough for me.
HeavyWave  2010-06-18 03:36:57
Glad to hear that it improved it.
klabranche  2010-06-18 03:57:04
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There's a Visual Studio extension called Text Sharp that lets you change the font smoothing settings.

Morbo  2010-06-18 01:44:13
From not bold, to even less bolder. I need the opposite, unfortunately.
HeavyWave  2010-06-18 01:44:54

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