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Subject:	FLASH: Small fonts
From:	Remik
Date:	Fri, 22 Dec 2000 08:34:27 GMT

Hi all,

Slightly OT, but here it goes...

I'm looking for a tiny little font that would be clear and legible at 5 or 6
point size, while having anti-aliasing off on it in Photoshop. Something
like Verdana 5pt BOLD would work great, BUT, here's the problem - creating
"buttons" with this font in Photoshop produces text so tiny and so
claustrophobically compact that you can't even make out the letters at that
size. However, if you use CSS and specify 5pt font size, it looks great in
the browser - other than the font is aliased. I tried using this method and
doing screen captures and using that in Photoshop, but I really do not like
the aliasing of the font at all.

I have seen some tiny fonts mentioned here a while ago, I believe, but have
not been able to find anything that would look good (ie: clear, readable,
without squinting or guesswork) at this small size. Suggestions?

Thanks!

Remik

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