"rn5a@rediffmail.com" wrote:

> Hey Christopher, what makes you conclude that I want to set the quality
> to a lower level? Why would I do that, my dear friend?
>
> Actually, I am using Visual Web Developer 2005 to create ASP.NET
> applications where in I have set the default font color to white (on a
> black background). But what I find is the text that should be white,
> they sometimes change to light brown or light red or some other light
> color on its own!!
>
> I believe my monitor is not at fault because when I use Visual Web
> Developer in Win2K Pro, I don't find this discrepancy. Moreover, I have
> set ASP.NET keywords in VWD to bold but it does nol seem to get bold.
> While using VWD in Win2K, bold & regular text can easily be
> differentiated but, as already pointed out, in WinXP bold text
> literally look like regular text.
>
> This is another reason why I have asked this question.
>
> BTW, do you too have the same 2 options in the 'Color Quality' drop-down
> that I have (which I had cited in post #1)? Or are there any additional
> options?
>
>
> Christopher Kurtis Koeber (I-AM-A-BAMF) wrote:
> > I believe that is due to the refresh rate that the monitor is set to. I
> > could be wrong.
> >
> > But more importantly, why would you want to set the quality to a lower
> > level? If you do so the icons, fonts, etc. would display pixelated. Is that
> > what your going for?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Christopher Koeber
> >
> > <rn5a@rediffmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:1168758579.934752.252680@51g2000cwl.googlegro ups.com...
> > >I am working on Win XP Pro.
> > >
> > > When I open Control Panel--->Display & navigate to the 'Settings' tab,
> > > the 'Color Quality' drop-down menu lists only 2 options - Medium (16
> > > bit) & Highest (32 bit).
> > >
> > > Are these two the only 2 options provided by Win XP Pro in the 'Color
> > > Quality' drop-down?
> > >
> > > The reason why I am asking this is because I feel the colors of the
> > > icons, fonts etc. are a bit different than what they should be.
> > >
> > > I am using the silver 'Color Scheme' (Control
> > > Panel--->Display--->Appearance tab)
> > >
>
>
Hello,
Using Windows XP Home SP2, have the same two color options.
There were more options, I do not know when this changed.
I changed video cards, perhaps this changed the color options.
The color change on letters and numbers "may be" caused by " Clear Type".
If the color changes on certain letter combinations, ie - th - HF etc., I
believe this is a function of "Clear Type" to assist in viewing.
Do not know much about Clear Type, or if this is the problem.
take care.
beamish.