5/05/2010

Improve your in-game browser legibility

As you all know, and as I recently found out, our in-game web browser is based on Google Chrome. CCP have yet to allow Chrome extensions or restoring video playback(nothing like staring at a blank youtube page wondering why you don't get any response). As to the former, the game has an outdated user interface with no room for customization such as user mods - however the developers are tweaking the browser once in a while. The latter isn't a big issue and I'm sure people can alt-tab or watch videos when they're done playing rather than risk the client crashing which is another tech issue I do not wish to elaborate. Such a day may never come but I'd like to keep my fingers crossed for an overhaul.

Today's tip will ease your sensitive eyes by smoothing out the jagged fonts of the Chrome browser. Install ClearType Tuner PowerToy for XP. Note that this also works for Vista even though it says it won't. There's a built-in ClearType tuner for Windows 7 so don't bother with the download if you're using the latest version of Windows. Mac OS? Tried Quartz? (apologetically shrugs)

Surf reckless.


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