[thelist] Image question

[sfmalo]

Aaron asked:

> Plea for help.. I have been trying to use Photoshop 6 for doing some nav
> menus, I cannot for the life of me get the text (Verdana and Arial,
between
> 10 - 12 pt) to look any good. It comes out rather blury and not clean.
Does
> anybody have any suggestions on how to get text to look clear and crisp
with
> PS or Fireworks or something??

Here's a tip from (I think) the Evolt list:

If creating text in Photoshop or ImageReady, turn off fractional widths for
all text below about 24px; trying to squeeze curved type into square
pixels=fuzzy images.

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Sharon F. Malone
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