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Let me try once more big sigh :-)
I still have a few problems seeing things, but before I explain her are my current settings: ************************************************** ****************** Screen Resolution1024 x 768 on a 21 inch CRT DPI settingsCustom 150% DesktopPropertiesAppearanceAdvanced 3D Objects FONT NEW SIZE Active Title bar 48 Trebuchet 12 Bold Active Window Border 2 Application Background Caption Buttons 48 Desktop Icon 48 Tahoma 12 Bold Icon Spacing (Horiz.) 59 Icon Spacing (Vertical) 59 Inactive Title bar 48 Trebuchet 12 Bold Inactive Window Border 2 Menu 29 Tahoma 11 Bold Message Box Tahoma 12 Bold Palette Title 31 Tahoma 12 Bold Scrollbar 26 Selected Items 29 Tahoma 11 Bold Tooltip Tahoma 12 Bold Window ************************************************** ************ I _cannot_ find how to change the following (and others)to a larger/bolder/different font: *Properties* (any) *Newsgroup Subscriptions* ....and similar windows. The trouble is, if I set to 120%dpi the above windows are totally unreadable instead if just very hard to! Heads I lose, tails I can't win. Ideally, I need ALL text a minimum of 5 mm (3/16) high and, (again ideally), BOLD. Without a doubt, the Desktop Properties window (etc.) is the biggest problem! How am I expected to change things to suit me if I can;can't read it! C'mon you experts....There MUST be a way, surely? Also (another related problem...) I get the right hand side and bottom of my *WinTV Scheduler* truncated to the point where it is unusable as the bit I need to click on to set it isn't there! (I have proved that this is because of the 150 dpi setting as if I use 120% *large fonts* it is OK, but it surely shouldn't happen! :-( I intend to talk to Hauppauge about this... |
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"zulu" wrote | Let me try once more big sigh :-) | | I still have a few problems seeing things, but before I explain her are my | current settings: | ************************************************** ****************** | Screen Resolution1024 x 768 on a 21 inch CRT | | DPI settingsCustom 150% | | DesktopPropertiesAppearanceAdvanced | 3D Objects FONT NEW SIZE | Active Title bar 48 Trebuchet 12 Bold | Active Window Border 2 | Application Background | Caption Buttons 48 | Desktop | Icon 48 Tahoma 12 Bold | Icon Spacing (Horiz.) 59 | Icon Spacing (Vertical) 59 | Inactive Title bar 48 Trebuchet 12 Bold | Inactive Window Border 2 | Menu 29 Tahoma 11 Bold | Message Box Tahoma 12 Bold | Palette Title 31 Tahoma 12 Bold | Scrollbar 26 | Selected Items 29 Tahoma 11 Bold | Tooltip Tahoma 12 Bold | Window | ************************************************** ************ | I _cannot_ find how to change the following (and others)to a | larger/bolder/different font: | | *Properties* (any) | *Newsgroup Subscriptions* | ...and similar windows. | | The trouble is, if I set to 120%dpi the above windows are totally unreadable | instead if just very hard to! | Heads I lose, tails I can't win. | Ideally, I need ALL text a minimum of 5 mm (3/16) high and, (again ideally), | BOLD. | Without a doubt, the Desktop Properties window (etc.) is the biggest | problem! How am I expected to change things to suit me if I can;can't read | it! | | C'mon you experts....There MUST be a way, surely? | | Also (another related problem...) | I get the right hand side and bottom of my *WinTV Scheduler* truncated to | the point where it is unusable as the bit I need to click on to set it isn't | there! (I have proved that this is because of the 150 dpi setting as if I | use 120% *large fonts* it is OK, but it surely shouldn't happen! :-( | I intend to talk to Hauppauge about this... Hi Zulu, Some things to try... http://support.microsoft.com/kb/820286 Windows XP and Windows 2000 do not natively support high-DPI screens (includes workaround - adding a registry value) http://weblogs.asp.net/tonyschr/arch.../23/94391.aspx Text Legibility: Using 120 DPI Fonts on High Resolution Displays (IE zooming any web text) |
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Ok Bonny Mouse :-)
That was interesting reading. i daren't try the registry bit (i've not played there, and I have enough sense not to play when I can't see what I'm doing, it's FAR to easy to make a mistake...! I'll go back and re-read it.... Is there any point in using *Clear Type* on a crt? (i couldn't see the difference when I tried it some time ago, but then I wouldn't really expect to, with my crap eyes :-( I was under the impression that *Clear Type* was for flat screens only. no? "a nonymous" wrote in message ... "zulu" wrote | Let me try once more big sigh :-) | | I still have a few problems seeing things, but before I explain her are my | current settings: | ************************************************** ****************** | Screen Resolution1024 x 768 on a 21 inch CRT | | DPI settingsCustom 150% | | DesktopPropertiesAppearanceAdvanced | 3D Objects FONT NEW SIZE | Active Title bar 48 Trebuchet 12 Bold | Active Window Border 2 | Application Background | Caption Buttons 48 | Desktop | Icon 48 Tahoma 12 Bold | Icon Spacing (Horiz.) 59 | Icon Spacing (Vertical) 59 | Inactive Title bar 48 Trebuchet 12 Bold | Inactive Window Border 2 | Menu 29 Tahoma 11 Bold | Message Box Tahoma 12 Bold | Palette Title 31 Tahoma 12 Bold | Scrollbar 26 | Selected Items 29 Tahoma 11 Bold | Tooltip Tahoma 12 Bold | Window | ************************************************** ************ | I _cannot_ find how to change the following (and others)to a | larger/bolder/different font: | | *Properties* (any) | *Newsgroup Subscriptions* | ...and similar windows. | | The trouble is, if I set to 120%dpi the above windows are totally unreadable | instead if just very hard to! | Heads I lose, tails I can't win. | Ideally, I need ALL text a minimum of 5 mm (3/16) high and, (again ideally), | BOLD. | Without a doubt, the Desktop Properties window (etc.) is the biggest | problem! How am I expected to change things to suit me if I can;can't read | it! | | C'mon you experts....There MUST be a way, surely? | | Also (another related problem...) | I get the right hand side and bottom of my *WinTV Scheduler* truncated to | the point where it is unusable as the bit I need to click on to set it isn't | there! (I have proved that this is because of the 150 dpi setting as if I | use 120% *large fonts* it is OK, but it surely shouldn't happen! :-( | I intend to talk to Hauppauge about this... Hi Zulu, Some things to try... http://support.microsoft.com/kb/820286 Windows XP and Windows 2000 do not natively support high-DPI screens (includes workaround - adding a registry value) http://weblogs.asp.net/tonyschr/arch.../23/94391.aspx Text Legibility: Using 120 DPI Fonts on High Resolution Displays (IE zooming any web text) |
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| "a nonymous" . wrote | http://support.microsoft.com/kb/820286 | Windows XP and Windows 2000 do not natively support high-DPI screens | (includes workaround - adding a registry value) | | http://weblogs.asp.net/tonyschr/arch.../23/94391.aspx | Text Legibility: Using 120 DPI Fonts on High Resolution Displays | (IE zooming any web text) "zulu" wrote | Ok Bonny Mouse :-) | That was interesting reading. | | i daren't try the registry bit (i've not played there, and I have enough | sense not to play when I can't see what I'm doing, it's FAR to easy to make | a mistake...! | I'll go back and re-read it.... Manually editing the registry can be dangerous! Here are two .REG scripts 1. Open Notepad. 2. Copy the following lines and paste into Notepad... Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer] "UseHR"=dword:00000001 3. File Save As "HI-RES-ON.REG" (including the quote marks) 4. File New 5. Copy the following lines and paste into Notepad... Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer] "UseHR"=- 6. File Save As "HI-RES-OFF.REG" (including the quote marks) 7. Right-click HI-RES-ON.REG Merge Yes OK (8. To remove "UseHR" from registry, Right-click HI-RES-OFF.REG Merge Yes OK) | Is there any point in using *Clear Type* on a crt? | (i couldn't see the difference when I tried it some time ago, but then I | wouldn't really expect to, with my crap eyes :-( | I was under the impression that *Clear Type* was for flat screens only. no? *Clear Type* is designed for flat screens. Using it on a CRT might make the text appear worse. | "zulu" wrote | | Let me try once more big sigh :-) | | | | I still have a few problems seeing things, but before I explain here | | are my current settings: | | ************************************************** ****************** | | Screen Resolution1024 x 768 on a 21 inch CRT | | | | DPI settingsCustom 150% | | | | DesktopPropertiesAppearanceAdvanced | | 3D Objects FONT NEW SIZE | | Active Title bar 48 Trebuchet 12 Bold | | Active Window Border 2 | | Application Background | | Caption Buttons 48 | | Desktop | | Icon 48 Tahoma 12 Bold | | Icon Spacing (Horiz.) 59 | | Icon Spacing (Vertical) 59 | | Inactive Title bar 48 Trebuchet 12 Bold | | Inactive Window Border 2 | | Menu 29 Tahoma 11 Bold | | Message Box Tahoma 12 Bold | | Palette Title 31 Tahoma 12 Bold | | Scrollbar 26 | | Selected Items 29 Tahoma 11 Bold | | Tooltip Tahoma 12 Bold | | Window | | ************************************************** ************ | | I _cannot_ find how to change the following (and others)to a | | larger/bolder/different font: | | | | *Properties* (any) | | *Newsgroup Subscriptions* | | ...and similar windows. | | | | The trouble is, if I set to 120%dpi the above windows are totally | unreadable instead if just very hard to! | | Heads I lose, tails I can't win. | | Ideally, I need ALL text a minimum of 5 mm (3/16) high and, (again | ideally), BOLD. | | Without a doubt, the Desktop Properties window (etc.) is the biggest | | problem! How am I expected to change things to suit me if I can;can't | read it! | | | | C'mon you experts....There MUST be a way, surely? | | | | Also (another related problem...) | | I get the right hand side and bottom of my *WinTV Scheduler* truncated | to | | the point where it is unusable as the bit I need to click on to set it | isn't | | there! (I have proved that this is because of the 150 dpi setting as if | I use 120% *large fonts* it is OK, but it surely shouldn't happen! :-( | | I intend to talk to Hauppauge about this... |
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I'll have a go at the weekend with the registry stuff gulp, and I'll make
sure *Clear Type* is *off* (if I can find out how!) TYVM once again :-) I _still_ need to make the Properties font bigger and bolder though.. there MUST be a way to do this, surely? "a nonymous" wrote in message ... | "a nonymous" . wrote | http://support.microsoft.com/kb/820286 | Windows XP and Windows 2000 do not natively support high-DPI screens | (includes workaround - adding a registry value) | | http://weblogs.asp.net/tonyschr/arch.../23/94391.aspx | Text Legibility: Using 120 DPI Fonts on High Resolution Displays | (IE zooming any web text) "zulu" wrote | Ok Bonny Mouse :-) | That was interesting reading. | | i daren't try the registry bit (i've not played there, and I have enough | sense not to play when I can't see what I'm doing, it's FAR to easy to make | a mistake...! | I'll go back and re-read it.... Manually editing the registry can be dangerous! Here are two .REG scripts 1. Open Notepad. 2. Copy the following lines and paste into Notepad... Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer] "UseHR"=dword:00000001 3. File Save As "HI-RES-ON.REG" (including the quote marks) 4. File New 5. Copy the following lines and paste into Notepad... Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer] "UseHR"=- 6. File Save As "HI-RES-OFF.REG" (including the quote marks) 7. Right-click HI-RES-ON.REG Merge Yes OK (8. To remove "UseHR" from registry, Right-click HI-RES-OFF.REG Merge Yes OK) | Is there any point in using *Clear Type* on a crt? | (i couldn't see the difference when I tried it some time ago, but then I | wouldn't really expect to, with my crap eyes :-( | I was under the impression that *Clear Type* was for flat screens only. no? *Clear Type* is designed for flat screens. Using it on a CRT might make the text appear worse. | "zulu" wrote | | Let me try once more big sigh :-) | | | | I still have a few problems seeing things, but before I explain here | | are my current settings: | | ************************************************** ****************** | | Screen Resolution1024 x 768 on a 21 inch CRT | | | | DPI settingsCustom 150% | | | | DesktopPropertiesAppearanceAdvanced | | 3D Objects FONT NEW SIZE | | Active Title bar 48 Trebuchet 12 Bold | | Active Window Border 2 | | Application Background | | Caption Buttons 48 | | Desktop | | Icon 48 Tahoma 12 Bold | | Icon Spacing (Horiz.) 59 | | Icon Spacing (Vertical) 59 | | Inactive Title bar 48 Trebuchet 12 Bold | | Inactive Window Border 2 | | Menu 29 Tahoma 11 Bold | | Message Box Tahoma 12 Bold | | Palette Title 31 Tahoma 12 Bold | | Scrollbar 26 | | Selected Items 29 Tahoma 11 Bold | | Tooltip Tahoma 12 Bold | | Window | | ************************************************** ************ | | I _cannot_ find how to change the following (and others)to a | | larger/bolder/different font: | | | | *Properties* (any) | | *Newsgroup Subscriptions* | | ...and similar windows. | | | | The trouble is, if I set to 120%dpi the above windows are totally | unreadable instead if just very hard to! | | Heads I lose, tails I can't win. | | Ideally, I need ALL text a minimum of 5 mm (3/16) high and, (again | ideally), BOLD. | | Without a doubt, the Desktop Properties window (etc.) is the biggest | | problem! How am I expected to change things to suit me if I can;can't | read it! | | | | C'mon you experts....There MUST be a way, surely? | | | | Also (another related problem...) | | I get the right hand side and bottom of my *WinTV Scheduler* truncated | to | | the point where it is unusable as the bit I need to click on to set it | isn't | | there! (I have proved that this is because of the 150 dpi setting as if | I use 120% *large fonts* it is OK, but it surely shouldn't happen! :-( | | I intend to talk to Hauppauge about this... |
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"zulu" wrote | I'll have a go at the weekend with the registry stuff gulp, Just follow my 7-step prcedure, below. | and I'll make sure *Clear Type* is *off* (if I can find out how!) | TYVM once again :-) Control Panel Display Appearance Effects [_] Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts [ Clear Type ] OK OK | I _still_ need to make the Properties font bigger and bolder though.. | there MUST be a way to do this, surely? That registry patch in my 7-step prcedure, below, might help. Otherwise, maybe fiddling with "Resource Hacker", but this is for advanced users, and even then, only if you are lucky. (I have successfully "Resource Hacked" REGEDIT.EXE, but am unable to get my "Resource Hacked" TASKMGR.EXE to be run (by double-clicking on it) - the original one is always launched. You wrote that your Screen Resolution is 1024 x 768 on a 21 inch CRT. Maybe you could also try the highest possible stable Screen Resolution. | "a nonymous" . wrote | http://support.microsoft.com/kb/820286 | Windows XP and Windows 2000 do not natively support high-DPI screens | (includes workaround - adding a registry value) | | http://weblogs.asp.net/tonyschr/arch.../23/94391.aspx | Text Legibility: Using 120 DPI Fonts on High Resolution Displays | (IE zooming any web text) | | | Here are two .REG scripts | | 1. Open Notepad. | | 2. Copy the following lines and paste into Notepad... Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer] "UseHR"=dword:00000001 | 3. File Save As "HI-RES-ON.REG" (including the quote marks) | | 4. File New | | 5. Copy the following lines and paste into Notepad... Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer] "UseHR"=- | 6. File Save As "HI-RES-OFF.REG" (including the quote marks) | | 7. Right-click HI-RES-ON.REG Merge Yes OK | | (8. To remove "UseHR" from registry, | Right-click HI-RES-OFF.REG Merge Yes OK) | | "zulu" . wrote | | here are my current settings: | | Screen Resolution1024 x 768 on a 21 inch CRT | | | DPI settingsCustom 150% | | | DesktopPropertiesAppearanceAdvanced | | 3D Objects FONT NEW SIZE | | Active Title bar 48 Trebuchet 12 Bold | | Active Window Border 2 | | Application Background | | Caption Buttons 48 | | Desktop | | Icon 48 Tahoma 12 Bold | | Icon Spacing (Horiz.) 59 | | Icon Spacing (Vertical) 59 | | Inactive Title bar 48 Trebuchet 12 Bold | | Inactive Window Border 2 | | Menu 29 Tahoma 11 Bold | | Message Box Tahoma 12 Bold | | Palette Title 31 Tahoma 12 Bold | | Scrollbar 26 | | Selected Items 29 Tahoma 11 Bold | | Tooltip Tahoma 12 Bold | | Window |
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"a nonymous" wrote in message ... "zulu" wrote | I'll have a go at the weekend with the registry stuff gulp, Just follow my 7-step prcedure. OK! VBG Both merged successfully! | and I'll make sure *Clear Type* is *off* (if I can find out how!) | TYVM once again :-) Control Panel Display Appearance Effects OK, I turned it *OFF* I can't see any difference thougth (my bad eyes, I expect!) | I _still_ need to make the Properties font bigger and bolder though.. | there MUST be a way to do this, surely? That registry patch in my 7-step prcedure, below, might help. Didn't change anything as far as I can tell :-( I'll leave it *ON* though... SO I STILL need to make the Properties font bigger and bolder though.. It doesn't appear to be accessable through DisplayAppearance, that's for sure! Where are all the experts whwn you need 'em??????? Otherwise, maybe fiddling with "Resource Hacker", I just d/l'd it but will think twice before trying it maybe..... g but this is for advanced users, I wouldn't call myself that yet, net week possibly.... The rest snipped, as getting very long |
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| | I'll have a go at the weekend with the registry stuff | | "a nonymous": | Just follow my 7-step procedure. | | OK! VBG Both merged successfully! That means you did step 8, as well. | | I _still_ need the Properties font bigger and bolder | | That registry patch in my 7-step procedure might help. | | Didn't change anything as far as I can tell :-( | I'll leave it *ON* though... Because you did step 8, you set it *OFF* again. Just to clarify: Just do step 7... 7. Right-click HI-RES-ON.REG Merge Yes OK | SO I STILL need the Properties font bigger and bolder | | It doesn't appear to be accessable through DisplayAppearance, | | Otherwise, maybe fiddling with "Resource Hacker", | | I just d/l'd it but will think twice before trying it maybe... g | | but this is for advanced users, | | I wouldn't call myself that yet, net week possibly.... | The rest snipped |
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I did step 8 as well to check they *both* merged ok, as step 7 _didn't_ merge at the first attempt (so i did it again and overwrote the first try) I then *ON*'d it :-) So the end result _was_ as you intended OK, but I got no improvement :-((( Don't give up on me ........:-) Why do they have to make it so HARD? All it needs (in Appearance) is a row of letters across the screen, starting at 1/10 of an inch high and ending at 1/2 an inch high (or whatever). "Pick the minimum size you can comfortably read" "Would youu prefer this *Bold*? Yes Click Apply Globally Done When will they ever learn? "a nonymous" wrote in message ... | "zulu": | | I'll have a go at the weekend with the registry stuff | | "a nonymous": | Just follow my 7-step procedure. | | OK! VBG Both merged successfully! That means you did step 8, as well. | | I _still_ need the Properties font bigger and bolder | | That registry patch in my 7-step procedure might help. | | Didn't change anything as far as I can tell :-( | I'll leave it *ON* though... Because you did step 8, you set it *OFF* again. Just to clarify: Just do step 7... 7. Right-click HI-RES-ON.REG Merge Yes OK | SO I STILL need the Properties font bigger and bolder | | It doesn't appear to be accessable through DisplayAppearance, | | Otherwise, maybe fiddling with "Resource Hacker", | | I just d/l'd it but will think twice before trying it maybe... g | | but this is for advanced users, | | I wouldn't call myself that yet, net week possibly.... | The rest snipped |
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