Re: Emacs defeats ClearType

[jasonr]

Quoting David Abrahams <address@hidden>:

> When ClearType
> (http://www.microsoft.com/typography/cleartype/tuner/Step1.aspx) is
> enabled on an NT build of Emacs, it's very common for emacs to "slice
> off" a few antialiased pixels on either side of a character's vertical
> member.  It happens especially in lines that are being typed.  You can
> see examples in this sentence of characters whose vertical members
> appear to be thin, red lines (image enclosed).

This happens because Windows tells lies about the width of characters when
sub-pixel antialiasing is in effect.

You are welcome to investigate a way around this if you want.