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  1. Pivot
  2. PIVOT-503

Using ClearType, bold text in Pivot 1.5 looks very bad

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    • Bug
    • Status: Resolved
    • Major
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • 1.5
    • 1.5
    • None
    • None
    • WIndows XP SP3, Dell 24" monitor, 1920x1200 resolution, NVIDIA Quadro FX 570 video card, Dell T5400 machine, Pivot 1.5 using SVN trunk on 5/24/10

    Description

      ClearType is enabled and setup using the Wizard for best readability on my system. Text rendered as BOLD (for instance in "Border" components) looks good in Pivot 1.4 (release), but looks very bad in 1.5 as of 5/24/10. See attached screenshots.

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          is related to

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. PIVOT-393 Certain UI components do not properly respect system text anti-aliasing hints

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Resolved

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              gbrown Gregory K. Brown
              whiro01 Roger Whitcomb
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