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* Our plan is to force Cleartype on Windows XP for all fonts in content. (See {{bug|504698}}.) However, there's some worry about people not wanting this change. | * Our plan is to force Cleartype on Windows XP for all fonts in content. (See {{bug|504698}}.) However, there's some worry about people not wanting this change. | ||
** Cleartype is turned off by default on Windows XP. Users can turn it on manually, but few do. | ** Cleartype is turned off by default on Windows XP. Users can turn it on manually, but few do. | ||
** Despite this default, IE 8 forces Cleartype on for all content. | |||
** Many (most?) @font-face downloaded fonts benefit greatly from Cleartype, because they're not hinted as well as system fonts. However, system fonts can also benefit from this. The biggest difference we see is in small font sizes. | ** Many (most?) @font-face downloaded fonts benefit greatly from Cleartype, because they're not hinted as well as system fonts. However, system fonts can also benefit from this. The biggest difference we see is in small font sizes. | ||
** [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=448553 John Daggett has created a screenshot to show the difference between different ways to force Cleartype on.] | ** [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=448553 John Daggett has created a screenshot to show the difference between different ways to force Cleartype on.] | ||