On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 22:04:28 -0400, "leo8624" <>
wrote:
> My sister found this it may help.
>
>This notice appears when I turn my mch on and it might be of some help to
>others who are having font problems?
>
>Settings for the monitor may cause some text problems in AOL to be to large,
>in my case to small, only when I print something, however, AOL is designed
>for use at
>96 dots-per-inch (DPI).
>If you would like to adj the monitor settings go to;
>Display Properties from the Windows Control Panel
>Click on the Settings Tab and then
>click the Advanced Button.
>
>From there you can change your Font Size from Lg. to sm. which will set your
>monitor to 96 DPI.
>
My monitor is set at 96 dpi and the AOL software objects to any
other setting (and most oyther stuff doesn't look right with the other
setting)
>Hopefully this will help some people.
>
>
><> wrote in message news:fpk5e3$4s0$...
>>
>> AOL users on Vista Home Premium --- help PLEASE !!
>>
>> Compare two systems:
>> 1) XP Pro on a Acer Laptop
>> AOL 9.0 (SE)
>> 15" LCD display -- either 1450x1050 or 1680x1050 --32 bit color
>> IE "text size" set at "medium"
>> Display fonts set at "normal"
>> AOL fonts set to large "where possible"
>>
>> 2) Vista Home Premium on an e-machines desktop
>> AOL 9.0 (VR)
>> 21" LCD display -- 1680x1050 -- 32 bit color
>> IE test size set at "larger"
>> Display fonts :
>> AOL users on Vista Home Premium --- help PLEASE !!
>>
>> Compare two systems:
>> 1) XP Pro on a Acer Laptop
>> AOL 9.0 (SE)
>> 15" LCD display -- either 1450x1050 or 1680x1050 --32 bit color
>> IE "text size" set at "medium"
>> Display fonts set at "normal"
>> AOL fonts set to large "where possible"
>>
>> 2) Vista Home Premium on an e-machines desktop
>> AOL 9.0 (VR)
>> 21" LCD display -- 1680x1050 -- 32 bit color
>> IE test size set at "larger"
>> Display fonts : Vista has a DPI setting: 96 or 120
>> AOL software objects to 120 -says designed for 96 --so set at 96
>> AOL fonts set at large "where possible"
>>
>> In the first system there are no problems with AOL.
>> In both systems the fonts "native" to the AOL software are fine and
>> easily read.
>> In the Vista system forwarded e-mail is quite readable and fonts are
>> fine.
>> However, the names that appear on the "buddies" list have a font size so
>> small
>> they it is unreadable. And incoming mail directly from the writer has
>> fonts
>> so small they are essentially unreadable. Experimentation (sending mail
>> to myself
>> from another system in various fonts) shows that the Vista system is
>> reducing
>> the font size by 4 or 5 sizes. i.e. sent in size 10 appears at about
>> size 5 or 6.
>>
>> Any fix? Or is it an inherent conflict with AOL 9.0 and Vista
>> AOL help had none --- suggested a resolution of 640x480 on the 21"
>> screen!!!
>>
>> In the first system there are no problems with AOL.
>> In both systems the fonts "native" to the AOL software are fine and
>> easily read.
>> In the Vista system forwarded e-mail is quite readable and fonts are
>> fine.
>> However, the names that appear on the "buddies" list have a font size so
>> small
>> they it is unreadable. And incoming mail directly from the composer
>> has fonts
>> so small they are essentially unreadable. Experimentation (sending mail
>> to myself
>> from another system in various fonts) shows that the Vista system is
>> reducing
>> the fnt size by 4 or 5 sizes. i.e. sent in size 10 appears at about
>> size 5 or 6.
>>
>> Any fix? Or is it an inherent conflict with AOL 9.0 and Vista
>> AOL help had no solutions --- suggested a resolution of 640x480 on the
>> 21" screen!!!
>>
>>
>>
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