FontSmoothing (Standard 8 Module Reference)
7/8/2014
Review the applicable Embedded Core modules and any examples for the FontSmoothing setting in Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8).
This setting specifies whether font smoothing is enabled, and what type. This setting can be empty.
The following table shows the possible values.
Value |
Description |
|---|---|
Standard |
The device chooses the setting based on a performance test. |
On |
Font smoothing is turned on and the edges of large fonts are painted in different shades of gray to make the font look smoother. |
Off |
Font smoothing is turned off. |
ClearType |
ClearType is used for font smoothing, which makes fonts appear clearer on liquid crystal display (LCD) screens. ClearType draws text using a pixel's red-green-blue (RGB) components separately instead of using the entire pixel. |
Modules
The following table shows the modules that you can apply this setting to. In Image Configuration Editor (ICE), you can follow the corresponding path to set this setting for a module.
Module |
Path |
|---|---|
Products/Embedded Core/Shell-Setup/VisualEffects/FontSmoothing |
XML Example
The following XML example shows ClearType enabled for font smoothing.
<VisualEffects>
<FontSmoothing>ClearType</FontSmoothing>
</VisualEffects>