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Amiga High Res Screen Fonts
« on: December 17, 2004, 11:20:17 PM »
   I finally got a decent monitor and graphics card to run a 1024x768 Workbench.  Problem is the fonts I was using before are too small.  I don't feel like wading through the multitude of Amiga fonts to find one I like, nor do I have the time.  So I thought I'd ask people's opinions to narrow down my selection.

   Anybody have some recommendations for some screen fonts that will look nice on a 1024x768x24 display?
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Re: Amiga High Res Screen Fonts
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2004, 05:41:34 AM »
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Robert17 wrote:
Have to tried going into Prefs - Fonts and adjusting the size from there?

Robert


   Duh... I know HOW to do it.  I have been using an Amiga since 1985.  Questions is: what are some good fonts?

  I was using XEN, XHelvetica, XCourier, etc before but I don't like how they look in HighRes... too thin for Title Bars, Icons, Buttons, etc, especially over textured backgrounds.  TitleShadow helps with window title bars but that's it.  Also, I've just spent a lot of time configuring MUI with some really nice background textures.  Looks great but thin fonts sometimes can be hard to read on a texture, especially on high resolution screens.  I need something that will stand out more but still looks nice.
-- Michael A. Piva --


"In engineering, there is no single truth, no one right answer; there\'s a canvas, and you paint it your way, only with chips or gates or subroutines rather than actual paint. That\'s the Amiga..."
-Dave Haynie