Possible to make OS X have Cleartype rendering?

Se7ven · 13 Jun 2010 at 21:33

I know OS X has a different kind of text rendering from windows, but is there any possible way to have Cleartype the same as is used in Windows?

I absolutely hate the rendering of font when browsing, everything looks bold and when I use windows on VM it just feels a lot more clean, clear and better to read.

Possible? Thanks

example - windows being on the left;

Se7ven · 14 Jun 2010 at 08:23

use lcd font smoothing when available and turn off text smoothing for font 4 and smaller

tried changing these settings doesnt make a difference

Se7ven · 14 Jun 2010 at 10:26

mr.sly said:
Mine more like the right than left. I have no idea how you find the left more readable though it looks horrible to me.

thats only because its been scaled down so i could take the pic

Se7ven · 14 Jun 2010 at 11:39

apparently snow leaopard (10.6>) change the font rendering to suit CRT's but LCD's get shafted.

but there was a terminal command i found to change the font strength from 3 (default) back to 2 or 1 which made it less 'bold', so it looks better now

Se7ven · 14 Jun 2010 at 14:49

sorry i obviously misread that