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V24.1

DXGraphics.TextRenderingHint Property

Gets or sets the text rendering mode.

Namespace: DevExpress.Drawing

Assembly: DevExpress.Drawing.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Drawing

Declaration

public DXTextRenderingHint TextRenderingHint { get; set; }

Property Value

Type Description
DXTextRenderingHint

An enumeration value that indicates whether text renders with antialiasing.

Available values:

Name Description
SystemDefault

A glyph bitmap with system default rendering hint is used to draw each character. The text is drawn using font-smoothing settings the user has selected for the system.

SingleBitPerPixelGridFit

A glyph bitmap is used to draw each character. Hinting is used to improve character appearance on stems and curvatures.

SingleBitPerPixel

A glyph bitmap is used to draw each character. Hinting is not used.

AntiAliasGridFit

An antialiased glyph bitmap with hinting is used to draw each character. Much better quality due to antialiasing, but at a higher performance cost.

AntiAlias

An antialiased glyph bitmap without hinting is used to draw each character. Better quality due to antialiasing. Stem width differences may be noticeable because hinting is turned off.

ClearTypeGridFit

A glyph ClearType bitmap with hinting is used to draw each character. The highest quality setting. Used to take advantage of ClearType font features.

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