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extract the folder to somewhere, run the gditray.exe in there and right click the icon on the traybar to enable the thing.

It's just a single exe running in background.

For me, explorer is not getting hooked because probably I'm using a 64-bit vista, but I think if all apps are 32-bit they should be getting font smoothing work fine.

I've just run GDI++ and everything looks great, except for one thing: my Pidgin somehow has extra boldness to its fonts. Can anyone help me with this? Here's an image to show you what I mean:

post-151171-1224511124_thumb.png

Scirwode

I've just run GDI++ and everything looks great, except for one thing: my Pidgin somehow has extra boldness to its fonts. Can anyone help me with this? Here's an image to show you what I mean:

post-151171-1224511124_thumb.png

Scirwode

GTK apps should use Pango/Freetype, try excluding them from GDI++

Edit: Actually, If they're using Pango/Freetype, they should never be affected by hooking the GDI calls, that's strange.

GTK apps should use Pango/Freetype, try excluding them from GDI++

Edit: Actually, If they're using Pango/Freetype, they should never be affected by hooking the GDI calls, that's strange.

The problem is even when I add for exclusion, it still doesn't work.

Scirwode

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http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC18/

Very interesting presentation.

(skip to 16.30 for DirectWrite demo and 22.38 for an even better look)

Looks pretty good, I hope that gets a wide release for everyone.

I guess not, because Windows 2000 doesn't use Cleartype.

I found this on some GDI++ website:

推奨動作環境

* Windows 2000またはXP以降(Vistaやx64版は未確認)

* 動作クロック周波数が1GHz以上のCPU

* 512MB以上のメモリ

So maybe it does work on 2000.

probably, yes:

"Minimum system requirements

* Windows 2000 or XP or later (Vista x64 Edition and unconfirmed)

* Operating clock frequency of more than 1GHz CPU

* 512MB of memory or more"

from google translate

anyway, with GDI++ Vista looks little bit better :)

I've been getting the same sort of problems when I'm trying to substitute fonts.

But it's strange, cause the [FontSubstitutes] works fine for settings like Segoe UI=Lucida Grande

but not Arial=Helvetica 55 Roman, which makes all the arial text jumbled like the screenshot above.

same thing when trying to replace my ugly system korean fonts,

any of these eng/kor fontname variations

굴림=맑은 고딕/ 굴림=Malgun Gothic/ Gulim=Malgun Gothic/ Gulim=맑은 고딕

would make the text get scrambled.

Some other korean people on the web seem to get it work correctly, but i don't know why it's not working for me :(

And about GDI++ on 64-bit..

yea after reading some of the previous posts It looks like the assumption that only 32-bit apps are hooked is correct.

I'm using Vista x64, and IE 32-bit gets smooth fonts all right but not the 64-bit IE.

windows shell and Sidebar doesn't get smooth fonts either.

Strange thing is, apps like Notepad sometimes gets hooked and sometimes not.

And I noticed that when more than one notepads are open, only one of em is font-smoothed.

a single explorer window very randomly seems to get hooked but not all of them again.

@_@ My heads hurt..

PS: my current setting:

[General]
Name=H1/A2/L2/OD1-Kimatg20081018
Icon=%systemroot%\system32\shell32.dll,-155

HookChildProcesses=1
HintingMode=1
AntiAliasMode=2
MaxHeight=0
WidthMode=0
FontLoader=0
GammaMode=0
GammaValue=1.3
RenderWeight=1.0
Contrast=1.0
TextTuning=0
TextTuningR=-1
TextTuningG=-1
TextTuningB=-1
NormalWeight=6
BoldWeight=6
ItalicSlant=0
LcdFilter=2
LoadOnDemand=1
CacheMaxFaces=16
CacheMaxSizes=16
CacheMaxBytes=5242880
FontSubstitutes=2
UseMapping=1
FontLink=0
BolderMode=0

[Individual]

[Exclude]
Marlett


[ExcludeModule]
photoshop.exe
gom.exe
gomencmain.exe
msnmsgr.exe

[FontSubstitutes]
"Segoe UI"="Lucida Grande"

+and screenshot

post-161291-1224302947_thumb.png

thanks for the settings....still a bit more blurry on my monitor.

Is this bad for my eyes?

Yes, that's pretty much it.

This was posted by someone on another forum, which I found yesterday. This is much better as it's better configured than downloading the version on that site, and the titlebar fonts don't screw up, for example.

http://rapidshare.com/files/119658343/GDI__.zip.html

Here is a preview (I took this earlier when discussing this on IRC)

Amazing. Thank you.

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Gentlemen, am an absolute newbie here. Any update on the latest version of GDI++ available for download? Am noticing 2 primary issues with GDI++:

1. Opening attachments in MS Outlook &

2. FT_opentype_validate entry point not found in freetype.dll.

The versions I'm currently on are:

1. Windows Vista Ultimate with an Intel 965 Graphics adapter &

2. GdiTray Version 1.0.2008.0808 / GDI++.DLL Version 8.1.2008.0808

Any pointers in this regard is highly appreciated.

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