Fonts
Can anyone tell me what fonts NationStates uses by default? Specifically I'm interested in the font of the body text on the Nation and Issues pages.
Thanks.
Can anyone tell me what fonts NationStates uses by default? Specifically I'm interested in the font of the body text on the Nation and Issues pages.
The main text is Verdana, with a fall-back of Tahoma. Headings are Garamond.
Thanks.
I just got a new computer with IE7 installed and it seems to be using Microsoft Sans Serif for everything.
I just got a new computer with IE7 installed and it seems to be using Microsoft Sans Serif for everything.
Verdana's one of the Web Core fonts, so comes with IE (and is a Windows XP font (http://www.safalra.com/web-design/typography/windows-xp-supplied-fonts/) and Windows Vista font (http://www.safalra.com/web-design/typography/windows-vista-supplied-fonts/)). You might want to check Tools > Internet Options > Accessibility and see if 'Ignore font stylesspecified on webpages' is checked for some reason.
It turns out that IE7, by default, uses ClearType font-smoothing for all HTML documents. I had to dig through the options and turn that off, so now my fonts actually look like the fonts they claim to be.
It turns out that IE7, by default, uses ClearType font-smoothing for all HTML documents. I had to dig through the options and turn that off, so now my fonts actually look like the fonts they claim to be.
Does your new computer not have a LCD monitor then? Cleartype uses LCD subpixel anti-aliasing to give an appearance much closer to the original font at smaller sizes (although due to some idiotic programming larger text with shallow slopes looks awful). The default font smoothing doesn't smooth small text at all (because normal anti-aliasing makes it look blurred), so you end up with pixelly text, which makes it look like your computer escaped from the 1990s...
Does your new computer not have a LCD monitor then? Cleartype uses LCD subpixel anti-aliasing to give an appearance much closer to the original font at smaller sizes (although due to some idiotic programming larger text with shallow slopes looks awful). The default font smoothing doesn't smooth small text at all (because normal anti-aliasing makes it look blurred), so you end up with pixelly text, which makes it look like your computer escaped from the 1990s...
I refused the LCD monitor. I haven't found an LCD monitor yet that produces the low brightness levels I prefer. Plus, none of them have glare. I find glare very useful at the office.