Text rendering contrast

A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for causing a computer to perform steps comprising:

• provide a text contrast setting that is adjustable;
• and
• upon receiving a request from an application to display at least one character on a display device, performing a set of steps comprising:
• converting a shape of at least one character from an original format to a bitmap format, wherein the shape of the character is overscaled in the bitmap format;
• retrieving the text contrast setting;
• adjusting a width of the shape of the character based on the retrieved text contrast setting;
• performing a filtering procedure to determine a set of density values for how the shape corresponds to a set of screen pixels;
• blending the set of density values for the shape with a set of color values related to the display device to form a modified shape ready for output;
• and
• displaying the modified shape of the character on the display device.

A method for improving text rendering contrast comprising the steps of:

• converting a shape of at least one character from an original format to a bitmap format, wherein the shape of the character is overscaled in the bitmap format;
• adjusting a width of the shape of the character based on a text contrast setting, wherein the width is adjusted by extending an edge of the shape by a number of pixels corresponding to a numerical value associated with a text contrast setting;
• performing a filtering procedure to determine a set of density values for how the shape corresponds to a set of screen pixels;
• and
• blending the set of density values for the shape with a set of color values related to the display device to form a modified shape ready for output.