Text Renderer customization

kInOzAwA — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 03:21:52 +0800

Hello folks, i didn't find any related topic to text renderer customization which is one part of desktop customization. Microsoft already provide ClearType configuration setting for Windows 7 but it's still not enough juice to look like Mac/Unix style which disabled hinting and smooth features on its text render engine. We are here to customize everything above ordinary. Anyway i find some useful link for you guys to have this featured on your windows.

GDIPP - Customizable Windows text renderers:

The gdipp (codename) project is a replacement of the Windows text render, which brings to you the effect of text like Mac OS and Linux distributions. It is easy to use with ignorable overhead, and it is fully customizable.

The project is originated as the relaunch of the suspended gdi++.dll project. Like the InkStone project, we found the source code of gdi++.dll project too complex to manage, and decide to start over a new code base. The goal of gdipp project is to continue the development of gdi++, expand functionality, improve performance, provide better compatibility for the current and future Windows versions (potentially at the cost of removing compatibility for old Windows), create detailed and formal documentation, as well as tools to help using it.

gdipp Project supports both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7/Vista. You can install 32-bit and 64-bit components separately. The 32-bit components only renders 32-bit applications, while the 64-bit components only renders 64-bit applications in 64-bit Windows. Both components share the same setting file. gdipp also works correctly on Windows XP and 2003. However, due to the significant difference in the system architectures, the rendering may be less stable and compatible. gdi++ or ezgdi are alternative choices of Windows text renderers.

info & tutorial: click here

download: click here

example:
*screenshot was taken from Mozilla Firefox browser and it looks the same way like Safari browser for now.

EZGDI- gdi++ ported to easyhook:

ezgdi aims to provide gdi++ alike advanced font rendering for 64-bit applications on Windows.

This project is originated from gdi++, which depends on Detours. Detours is a great library, but it is not freely available for 64bit applications, which is the reason why gdi++ can't render 64-bit application on amd64 version of Windows 7/Vista.

Similar to Detours, EasyHook also provides Windows API hooking feature, which is essential to gdi++. And more importantly, EasyHook is an opensource project that supports 64-bit application. If we replace detours related codes in gdi++ source code with Easyhook equivalent ones, we can build a gdi++ DLL for x64 platform, which supports 64-bit applications.

However, ezgdi is not the only project providing gdi++ alike font rendering for Windows. Other programs like: gdipp, and dwType also support 64-bit applications. You can also check these projects.

ezgdi project is still in alpha test. It may cause application crash occasionally, or making system unbootable. Thus should only be used for testing purpose.

info & tutorial: click here

download: click here

GDI++:

info: click here

download: click here *GDI++ is japanese based text render website, so i have to use the translator to the link to help you guys.

tutorial: click here

*only works on 32-bit applications on windows

example:

desktop screenshot:

GDI++ DISABLE

GDI++ ENABLED

IE screenshot from other source :

BEFORE

AFTER

MacType (Now comes with multi-selection language!):

Another great app font renderer based on freetype engine. This one is better than GDI++ but still it's one of GDI++ revision app, includes MacType Tuner with easier user interaction configurator that allow you to modify using wizard mode or advanced view. I prefer using this app at the moment, because there's new update on the program lately.

INFO:
click here *english google translator
click here *original language
click here *developer page
click here *developer page translate to english

DOWNLOAD:
MacTypeInstaller_2011_1019.exe <-- click to download, latest version [19/10/2011].

screenshot from other source

The latest version now have multi-selection languages which is the good news for you guys out there. Only it lacks document support in English and you can choose different mode on how the application working too!

BTW, The Update List for the latest version includes:

MacType core:

Fixed MacType new memory management problems
Support for custom shadows, shadow parameters fully updated.
Support for single process using a separate configuration
Support public exclusion list
Dual shadow
Transparency of the shadow update algorithm parameters
Caching error correction routine body and lead to confusion and other problems italics
Modify EasyHook caused a crash
Fixed a font size does not cause problems
Performance Optimization
Fixed a problem of thermal substitution led to garbled
Security can now replace the default fonts
Now disable MacType not cause some of the fonts into the System
Priority support lattice parameters
Updates to FreeType 2.4.6

MacTray:

Using the new design icon
Support for multiple languages, support for user-defined language
Now you can stop or start the process list
Support public exclusion list

MacTuner:

Support for multiple languages, support for user-defined language
Using the new design icon
Supported text shadow color set
Perfect preservation mechanism, save all available items will be written.

MacType user guide:

Support for multiple languages, support for user-defined language
Using the new design icon
Correct the environment variables

You can find more information related to the new update via here (translate to english). If you can read chinese language, you can take a look over here.

Screenshot:

Latest MacType 7 pro effect on Google Chrome browser:

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Compared to Apple Safari browser with strong font-smoothing enabled (any hardware-accelerated browser cannot works with mactype thus Apple Safari using their own font-smoothing engine)

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More to come soon, anyway if you guys have the info or got different program to customize the text render, feel free to post. Thank you..

Post Code Errors

kInOzAwA — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:23:47 +0800

Hi all, i'm not sure if the topic shown above was posted before or not. Since i assumed that the post code errors have something with those who own the diagnostic LED on the gamers mobo like DFI, Foxcon and so on here the some sorts of what the codes means at all..

Post Code Errors - Debug CODE explanation (Award code) V002.

Section 1: General debugs, LED post and troubleshooting.

[addedon]October 12, 2008, 3:27 am[/addedon]Section 2: Abnormal debugs LED post and troubleshooting.

Hope you guys found that this info will be a great source for your mobo. Happy troubleshooting!

Sony Ericsson W880i Walkman Ver. 3.0

kInOzAwA — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 19:58:29 +0800

anyone knows about the upcoming model W880i Walkman phone 3.0 series? if you know something about this model pls share over here....

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