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Anti-alias vs. bitmap for the millionth time
Authored by: Toadling on Dec 23, '07 09:01:27PM
Maybe people have different needs for type than you do. I can promise you that when programming or writing text files (LaTex, Python, objective C, etc) anti-aliasing adds to eye strain and slows the readability of the information.

That's not my experience at all. I stare at code in my text editor all day, 5 days a week, and I vastly prefer anti-aliasing for all my text. I also run a hi-res 17-inch MacBook Pro and have never felt the edges of the text to be blurry or hard on my eyes. Too the contrary, I find non-anti-aliased text to be weak, anemic, and flimsy, and it strains my eyes. Many of the developers I work with feel the same way.

So what does this tell you? You had it right in your first sentence: "people have different needs for type". So you can't categorically say that non-anti-aliased text is universally preferred for working with plain text and code. It's simply not true and offers a rather narrow view of reality.



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