Channel 9 Forums - Tech Off - minor annoyance with text anti-aliasing (vista vs .net) http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.png Channel 9 Forums - Tech Off - minor annoyance with text anti-aliasing (vista vs .net) http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums Channel 9 keeps you up to date with the latest news and behind the scenes info from Microsoft that developers love to keep up with. From LINQ to SilverLight – Watch videos and hear about all the cool technologies coming and the people behind them. http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums en Fri, 24 May 2013 16:06:01 GMT Fri, 24 May 2013 16:06:01 GMT Rev9 4 -4 -1 Tech Off - minor annoyance with text anti-aliasing (vista vs .net) This really doesn't bother me very much, but if anyone knows the reason why text is rendered differently then enlighten me please. Smiley


So here's the crime scene:





Magnified:




Left button has text rendered on Paint event of that button, right button has Text property set to the same text.

You can see there is not much difference, though I think right (vista) version of button looks slightly better.

Code that generates .NET button looks like this:

e.Graphics.DrawString("Infinity color", button2.Font, new SolidBrush(button2.ForeColor), x, y);

I don't see why these two buttons don't render the same. Does Vista use newer version of anti-aliasing technology that is not available in .NET?

(guess I'll have to go fiddle with win32 api - but I don't want to Tongue Out)

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/261342-minor-annoyance-with-text-anti-aliasing-vista-vs-net/261342#261342 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:34:07 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/261342-minor-annoyance-with-text-anti-aliasing-vista-vs-net/261342#261342 RoyalSchrubber 4 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/RoyalSchrubber/Discussions/RSS Tech Off - minor annoyance with text anti-aliasing (vista vs .net) I strongly dislike WPF's text rendering (the text is much less readable in my opinion - and yes, I am on LCD) and would also like to know why
the team didn't use system rendering. Maybe there was some good reason but from my (user's) perspective, I simply don't like it.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/261342-minor-annoyance-with-text-anti-aliasing-vista-vs-net/bf7c53af81764bfdab579dfa00c0495f#bf7c53af81764bfdab579dfa00c0495f Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:58:04 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/261342-minor-annoyance-with-text-anti-aliasing-vista-vs-net/bf7c53af81764bfdab579dfa00c0495f#bf7c53af81764bfdab579dfa00c0495f BorekB 4 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/BorekB/Discussions/RSS Tech Off - minor annoyance with text anti-aliasing (vista vs .net) I think this is the cleartype vs wpf debate.. goog- I mean, 'search engine of preference' that, and you'll see tons of debate about it.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/261342-minor-annoyance-with-text-anti-aliasing-vista-vs-net/d8fae80699d44ae2b4489dfa00c049f4#d8fae80699d44ae2b4489dfa00c049f4 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:31:28 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/261342-minor-annoyance-with-text-anti-aliasing-vista-vs-net/d8fae80699d44ae2b4489dfa00c049f4#d8fae80699d44ae2b4489dfa00c049f4 stevo_ 4 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/stevo_/Discussions/RSS Tech Off - minor annoyance with text anti-aliasing (vista vs .net) The difference is not because of Vista: it's the difference between rendering using GDI or GDI+. Drawing in .NET uses GDI+. To render text using GDI, use the TextRenderer-class.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/261342-minor-annoyance-with-text-anti-aliasing-vista-vs-net/52add00d2f1d4fb3b6139dfa00c04a8b#52add00d2f1d4fb3b6139dfa00c04a8b Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:46:45 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/261342-minor-annoyance-with-text-anti-aliasing-vista-vs-net/52add00d2f1d4fb3b6139dfa00c04a8b#52add00d2f1d4fb3b6139dfa00c04a8b Tommy Carlier 4 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/TommyCarlier/Discussions/RSS