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BlackBerry1587 · **What font do you use? -** 09-22-2006, 02:33 PM

I'm a newbie to the BlackBerry & PDA world (yesterday!), and I just can't decide on what font to use!

So I was wondering what you guys use!

snowskier79 · 09-22-2006, 02:36 PM

BBMillbank Tall 7 Bold; sometimes Clarity 7 Bold.

junior1790 · 09-22-2006, 02:39 PM

BBMillbank, 9 bold...

jungleland · **OS:** 4.6.0.266

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BBMillbank, 9 bold...

same...

PaCharger · 09-22-2006, 02:41 PM

bbmillibank Tall bold 10

paulbblc · 09-22-2006, 02:54 PM

bbclarity 7 plain

justin.culp · 09-22-2006, 02:58 PM

BBMillbank 9 of course.

Postalrecon · 09-22-2006, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by paulbblc

bbclarity 7 plain

damn right, same here, but with antialising

thatboiwes · **OS:** 4.6.0.282

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BBCasual, size 7. But I figured out a little trick to make it even smaller. I like my fonts small.

snowskier79 · 09-22-2006, 02:34 PM

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BBCasual, size 7. But I figured out a little trick to make it even smaller. I like my fonts small.

Do share your trickery!

thatboiwes · **OS:** 4.6.0.282

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Select the 'System' font and save it. Then pick whatever font you want and it will be smaller than the listed smallest size.

You can tell that it's smaller by looking at the settings screen. With BBCasual on the normal size 7, there are 13 options listed on the screen. After doing the 'trick' there are 15 options listed on the settings screen.

Pizzle · 09-22-2006, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by paulbblc

bbclarity 7 plain

Ditto.

mister.zero · 09-22-2006, 05:01 PM

Does this mean I'm the only person in the world who likes BBCondensed? I tried BBClarity, but I swear that it makes my eyes crawl.

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System 10

Aroc · **OS:** 4.6.0.167

BBMillbank Tall, 9, Bold, No antialiasing.

daddeez · **OS:** 4.6.0.214

Clarity 7 Bold

AlwaysOn607 · 09-22-2006, 07:00 PM

Casual, 9, bold

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Originally Posted by paulbblc

bbclarity 7 plain

damn right, same here, but with antialising

Damn skippy

Evil One · 09-22-2006, 07:51 PM

casual 10 bold here

erick_p · **SimpChinese, 7 -** 09-23-2006, 12:23 AM

How can you guys have the rounded Clarity in size 10 bold! That's like Braille.

I use SimpChinese size 7.

Tried BBMillBank at 7, but it squishes the lines too much (too little space between sentences). I am not Chinese, but the font is well balanced, and at size 7, very readable.

fourtheye28 · 09-23-2006, 12:31 AM

BBCondensed 7 I find best, other than that Clarity.

leyb85 · 03:10 AM

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BBMillbank Tall 8 Plain, I set it up the first day I got my BB and use 'till today

Berry One · 09-23-2006, 07:55 AM

BBMillbank Tall, 8, Bold, Antialiasing.

Can someone explain the difference between antialiasing and no antialiasing? I can't figure it out.

Thanks.

Pizzle · 09-23-2006, 11:49 AM

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Can someone explain the difference between antialiasing and no antialiasing? I can't figure it out.

Thanks.

It's basically "font smoothing". In fact, in OS 4.2, that's how it's listed under your Screen/Keyboard options. They changed it from "antialiasing".

sas1 · 09-24-2006, 12:41 PM

bbclarity 8 bold

xkon · 09-25-2006, 07:38 AM

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Select the 'System' font and save it. Then pick whatever font you want and it will be smaller than the listed smallest size.

You can tell that it's smaller by looking at the settings screen. With BBCasual on the normal size 7, there are 13 options listed on the screen. After doing the 'trick' there are 15 options listed on the settings screen.

I do the same 'trick' but with BBClarity/antialiasing... love the font

Lex Luthor · 09-25-2006, 07:44 AM

I alternate between BB Clarity, BB Millibank tall and BB Casual.

dbetman · 09-25-2006, 09:46 AM

BBCapitals 8 ExtraBold

I am about to turn 50 and can't see anymore.

XBoogie · 09-25-2006, 09:53 AM

BBCasuual
9
Plain
Antialiasing

adamlau · **OS:** 5.0.0.314

BBClarity 8 Plain and 9 Plain.

Sakman · 09-25-2006, 10:14 AM

BBSansSerif 8/No Antialiasing

cooperpwc · 09-25-2006, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by AlwaysOn607

Casual, 9, bold

Oh, I like that, brother. I think that far too few people have explored this great font. I set up some of my friends on BBCasual 10 Bold Antialiasing (which is what I use) and none of them have switched away. Nothing is clearer for reading long emails and everything else looks ugly to me now.

justin.culp · 09-25-2006, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Postalrecon

damn right, same here, but with antialising

After exploring this font....I switched....

It rocks very hard.

earth · 09-25-2006, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by thatboiwes

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Select the 'System' font and save it. Then pick whatever font you want and it will be smaller than the listed smallest size.

You can tell that it's smaller by looking at the settings screen. With BBCasual on the normal size 7, there are 13 options listed on the screen. After doing the 'trick' there are 15 options listed on the settings screen.

am I the only one this trick doesn't work for?

I use BBMillbank 7 and if I switch to system and switch back the smallest font I still have is BBMillbank 7. sucks cause the old 7280 i could go down to 6.

justin.culp · 09-25-2006, 01:03 PM

works for me....set you type to 'system', then save it.

Then go back in and select a different font, you will then have more size choices associated with the chosen font.

earth · 09-25-2006, 02:21 PM

weird. maybe because I'm using zen theme. smallest I can go is 7.

RemyJ · 09-25-2006, 03:48 PM

Thats the trick. It SAYS 7 but if you look in your messages list you'll see that you get a few more lines displayed.

If it's working, with BBMillibankTall/7 you should see all the screen/keyboard options without scrolling.

earth · 09-26-2006, 11:13 AM

hey ur right. interesting

as an aside, why did RIM get rid of the 6 size font? hell, I would have even loved 5.

undemi

undemi

naviwilliams · 10-01-2006, 07:03 AM

BBMillbank 8 with Antialiasing