Cleartype and password character corruption

[Guest Glenn]

Has anyone noticed that cleartype corrupts the password character (big dot).

It's not completely round -- flat on the top, and pointy on the bottom. This

doesn't happen on initial login (after a cold startup), only after a login

from a locked/suspended/hibernated machine. It's not a big deal, just

annoying. Anyone know of a solution (besides turning off cleartype, which

does fix the problem)?

 

I see this problem in XP but not Vista.

[Guest Alias]

Re: Cleartype and password character corruption

 

Glenn wrote:

> Has anyone noticed that cleartype corrupts the password character (big dot).

> It's not completely round -- flat on the top, and pointy on the bottom. This

> doesn't happen on initial login (after a cold startup), only after a login

> from a locked/suspended/hibernated machine. It's not a big deal, just

> annoying. Anyone know of a solution (besides turning off cleartype, which

> does fix the problem)?

>

> I see this problem in XP but not Vista.

 

Are you using the Clear Type tool or just turning it off and on? The

tool will let you make clear type more or less strong. Get it at

 

http://www.microsoft.com/typography/ClearTypePowertoy.mspx

 

Alias

[Guest Glenn]

Re: Cleartype and password character corruption

 

Yes, I'm using the cleartype powertoy, and I did try various settings (at

both ends of the scale) and it did not help.

 

"Alias" wrote:

> Glenn wrote:

> > Has anyone noticed that cleartype corrupts the password character (big dot).

> > It's not completely round -- flat on the top, and pointy on the bottom. This

> > doesn't happen on initial login (after a cold startup), only after a login

> > from a locked/suspended/hibernated machine. It's not a big deal, just

> > annoying. Anyone know of a solution (besides turning off cleartype, which

> > does fix the problem)?

> >

> > I see this problem in XP but not Vista.

>

> Are you using the Clear Type tool or just turning it off and on? The

> tool will let you make clear type more or less strong. Get it at

>

> http://www.microsoft.com/typography/ClearTypePowertoy.mspx

>

> Alias

>