Re: Text software

They probably had anti-aliasing switched on and yours didn't . .

AA "smoothes" the edges of the text (or line etc) by blending with the
background


Phil Yardley
Precision Internet

----- Original Message -----
From: moira leroux <mdlr(at)kingsley.co.za>
To: <hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 11, 1999 9:15 PM
Subject: Re: Text software


> Hi
>
> I am not sure I am understanding the original post but I think it is the
> same problem as I am having.
> I saw a really nice linksbar graphic only 2kb so thought I would copy and
> make something similar using coreldraw 8.  I made it and saved it as a
gif.
> Even though it was black and white I copied the other and saved it as 8
bit
> something or other and clicked the dot on anti aliasing.  The problem is
> that the text on the one I copied is all smooth and round and mine is all
> jaggered? (pixelly).  Do you know how to make it smooth.  I had the same
dpi
> etc
> The only  thing I could see that was different was that the thickness of
the
> lines of my font were thicker and I couldnt make them thinner.  Maybe I
used
> the wrong font.
>
> love
> Moira
> >Something like Adobe Illustrator or Corel Draw (basically any Vector
Based
> >package) will do the job
> >
> >Philip Yardley
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Andy O Farrell <ofarrell(at)ipm.net>
> >> Hello there!
> >> Could anyone recommend software that can bend text ( make round etc )
> >> or suggest a technique that could accomplish this. I use Photoshop
> >> among others and although I can achieve my goal I was woundering if
> >> there is something that could make my life easier!
>
>

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