Windows 10: Windows 10 might get a new font rendering system and color picker

After recent Windows 10 updates, managing fonts in Windows is a straightforward process as you can now use the new font management options in the Settings app, but there’s always room for improvements.

Microsoft appears to be working on more feature-rich font manager and it could come next year via PowerToys. For those unaware, PowerToys is an open-source app created by a small group of talented developers at Microsoft and it gives users access to utilities in one go.

With PowerToys, you can obtain six-digit hexadecimal codes for colors using keyboard shortcut key combo Windows key + Shift + C. Similarly, you can use it to create windows layouts for multiple monitor setup and remap keyboard keys or change default shortcuts.

The next feature could be a new font rendering system and it could arrive next year, according to a new update posted in the roadmap of PowerToys. Microsoft says Windows is already great at supporting a vast amount of hardware, but this new feature could be useful for those who want their fonts to render differently.

With Windows 10’s upcoming font rendering system, Microsoft will help users customize the font appearance and those with higher resolution screens are going to like it.

If this feature is released, users will be able to change the default text rendering and force symmetric smoothing. For example, the letters will be smoothed and look sleek in large sizes, but the end result ultimately depends on how Microsoft will design the new text rendering options.

Color Picker is getting better


In addition, Microsoft is working on Color Picker v2 that will use Fluent Design including drop shadows for better contrast. It will also respect user theme and accent preference, thanks to the new theme aware API.



The new Color Picker will now allow users to pick a different shade of color with a single tap on the smaller rectangles, as shown in the above screenshot.

The new font rendering system, Color Picker and macOS-like cursor finder will be released next year with big PowerToys update.

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Fonts color

Hello,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

In order to get clarity and to assist you with appropriate troubleshooting steps, please reply with the answer to the question below:

Are you trying to change the color of the system fonts? Or are you trying to change the color in a particular application?

I understand your query, to change the font color I suggest you to make few changes in the Personalization settings and check if that helps:

To do that,

1. Tap on Windows + I
on the keyboard.

2. Click on the Personalization option.

3. Now click on Colors option.

4. Click on the preferred color from the list of colors.

We await your response.

Regards,

Sandeep Kumar M

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

Fonts

Hello,

I found these steps in this forum from back in 2010:

Step 1:

I would suggest you to try these steps and check whether it helps in fixing your issue.

Open font settings by clicking on start, click on control panel, and then click on appearance and personalization, under fonts click on change font settings. And select the font size.

Step 2:

If you’re trying to change windows font size then please follow the steps below:

To change Windows fonts

1. Open Appearance Settings by clicking the Start button and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type window color, and then click Change window colors and
metrics.

2. In the Item list, click the part of Windows that you want to change the font for. For example, if you want to change the menu font, click Menu in the list. Then, make any of the following changes:

· In the Font list, click the font that you want to use.

· In the Size list, click the font size that you want.

· In the Color list, click the font color that you want.

3. Repeat these steps for each item that you want to make changes to, and then click OK.

Does that help?

 

Color picker

Hi, is there a color picker tool in Fresh Paint or Paint 3D to pick an existing color on the photo and place that color on another area of the photo? Thanks much.