gdi++.dll

(2006/09/27) New features
    * Fixed the problem that GetTextExtentPoint32() had been enabled even when the font had been excluded
    * Added the function IsValidDC(), checks whether the device context is for displays
      (maybe it fixes the promlem when printing)
    * Rearranged the entire source code (>>501)
    * Include an edge enhance filter by Hiroki Kanou (configure with Enhance option
    * gdi++.dll now exports GetMsgProc() (>>654 = >>168
    * Exclude FixedSys and Marlett by default

(2006/09/27) Known bugs
    * Don't support vertical writing
    * some glitches on Jane Doe (a 2ch browser)

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Introduction
   gdi++.dll is a replacement for the Windows default font rasteriser, which gives you a "blurry" font smoothing capability, 
   just like Mac OS X. It hacks one of the most important core dlls for graphics, gdi32.dll.

Caution
   This software is naturally dangerous and causes a heavy CPU load. You should understand how it works before using it.
   It may contain a bunch of bugs, so please use it at your own risk and back up the files if need be.
   You need to have Windows XP to run this software,  possibly Windows 2000 is okay as well.

How it works
    * ExtTextOut() has been called
    * Multiply the font size integrally (2x, 3x, 4x)
    * Draw
    * Resample
    * Tranfer
   If the background mode of the DC is tranparent, we leave a messy alpha-blending thingy to the font rasteriser by
   stretching the background image and tranfer it to the buffer preliminarily.

Usage
   Just drag and drop your favourite application to  gdi++.exe.  Native Windows controls are also now in effect.

Options
   You can configure the rendering option when you placed a file named "gdi++.ini" to the same directory.
      [General]
      Quality=1
      Weight=0
      Enhance=0
      UseSubPixel=0
      SubPixelDirection=0
      MaxHeight=0
      ForceAntialiasedQuality=0
      [Exclude]
      FixedSys
      Marlett

  [General] section
  * Quality
      Choose the rendering quality.
      0: disabled, 1: twice, 2: thrice,  3: quadruple
  * Weight
      Choose how bold the font will be drawn. The text will be drawn (n + 1) times repeatedly.
  * Enhance
      Enhance horizontal/vertical edges.
      0: disabled (default), 1: a bit enhanced,  2: normal,  3: super enhanced,  4: extremely enhanced
  * UseSubPixel
      Choose whether simplified sub-pixel rendering (fake ClearType) is enabled. (still glitchy)
      0:disabled (default), 1: enabled
  * SubPixelDirection
      Choose the sub-pixel direction of your LCD screen. Most screens have a RGB striping order.
      0:RGB (default), 1: BGR
  * MaxHeight
      Specify the maximum font size "in pixels" to smooth (disable with 0) 
      0:disabled (default) 
  * ForceAntialiasedQuality
      Never use ClearType when drawing texts on Windows XP. It may speed up the entire performance.
      0: Normal (default), 1: Never draw texts with ClearType
  [Exclude] section
      Specify the font names you want to exclude on each line. If the font name is on this list, gdi++.dll will
      bypasses the processing to the default rasteriser. This option might be good for bitmap fonts or outline
      fonts optimesed for ClearType, i.e. Meiryo.

Contacts (some links are possibly dead now, so find new ones from Google or something)
    gdi++.dll
    http://drwatson.nobody.jp/gdi++/
    【美しく】gdi++.dll スレッド【鮮やかに】
    http://pc8.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/win/1158937333/
    WindowsのフォントスレッドVer.16
    http://pc8.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/win/1153828837/