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Why do characters on screen appear uneven or ragged in Windows, even though they print beautifully?

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Why do characters on screen appear uneven or ragged in Windows, even though they print beautifully?

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This problem (or phenomenon) is caused by two factors: the ability of the TrueType rasterizer built into Windows to display the outline characters as they are drawn to the screen, and the level of hinting in the font. For further information, see Hinting.