small type + low resolution = greeked (grey box)

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Erika_Heggie
Dec 18, 2006
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Is there a way to turn off "greeking" for tiny type? I’m trying to get a 6 pt superscript @ 72 dpi, and it gives me the dreaded grey box. If I do it at 300 dpi, it works. I’ve worked around it by resampling to 72 dpi, but wondering if there’s a preference I missed somewhere to make it easier.

And if you’re wondering if this subscripted character is remotely legible? Nope — I just need to get across the general idea…

thanks.
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Ed_Hannigan
Dec 19, 2006
What version of Photoshop?
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Erika_Heggie
Jan 2, 2007
cs2
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Buko
Jan 2, 2007
Erika think of what you are trying to do.

6pt type on a 72ppi file superscript. the resolution does not support it. You couldn’t read it even if it was not greeked.
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Erika_Heggie
Jan 2, 2007
And if you’re wondering if this subscripted character is remotely legible? Nope — I just need to get across the general idea…

Like I said above. It’s for web, if you saw it you’d understand. What I don’t understand is why Photoshop renders the grey box instead.
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Buko
Jan 2, 2007
Mine doesn’t grey out. It could be a system setting.
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Erika_Heggie
Jan 2, 2007
Mine here at work doesn’t grey out either, with the same T1 font. I’m not using font management at home, I wonder if that has something to do with it.

Weird.
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Buko
Jan 2, 2007
doubt it

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