possible to customize text/size font of apps?

Hi, just swiched to windows7 loving it soo far but just 1 tiny thing is bit annoying,

atm i have just a crap 17" (not WS) TFT, and win7 only displays it properly on its native res, 1280x1024 now this makes everything way too small, so DPI change to %125 fixed that, and made internet explorer look fine too, however other applications like.. mirc, ftp clients etc all just appear to be way to small, i can increase font size in these apps but it looks awfull!
is there anyway to change zoom or size or something in these apps without editing the font size? if not plz recommend me a good size of TFT that is widescreen and displays all things perfectly :)

Brattmfc said:

atm i have just a crap 17" (not WS) TFT, and win7 only displays it properly on its native res, 1280x1024 now this makes everything way too small ..... plz recommend me a good size of TFT that is widescreen and displays all things perfectly :)

How much money is available for a monitor upgrade?

around 100-150, doesnt need to be amazing just better than this old school 17" one

I'm not familiar with US market prices, I'll let someone else tell you your options...

Rejiggering all your apps would've proven impossible, but I must admit I'm very happy with the 1680 x 1050 resolution I get from the monitors in my sys' specs'...

Qdos said:

I'm not familiar with US market prices, I'll let someone else tell you your options...

hehe, im uk was thinking this one anyway, http://www.ebuyer.com/product/177177

Brattmfc said:

hehe, im uk was thinking this one anyway, Fujitsu AMILO XL 3220T 22" Widescreen FULL HD LCD Monitor 1920x1080 300 cd/m2 20,000:1 (dynamic) 2ms 2xHDMI, 1xVGA Speakers - Ebuyer

Stretching to this would make a difference... keeps you well clear of nasty TN panels...