Re: Fonts?

[Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com>]

Quoting cchris -at- toptechwriter -dot- us:

> I keep reading that sans-serif is easier to read on-screen, and in theory
> it should be. 

The comment about sans-serif is a general rule, not an invariable one. There are
many serif fonts that read perfectly well on-line. Generally, they have very
regular strokes and serifs. Most slab serifs fall into the category, and so do
many more.

> But how many of you still use the default font settings for
> your web browser??? On every Mac browser I've used, serif fonts are the
> default for text, so if people are leaving that setting alone, it can't be
> too difficult to read.

It could also be that people simply aren't aware that changing the default is a
possibility.
 
> I read somewhere (can't stop to Google it) that the font style used in
> schoolbooks when you were learning to read will be the most readable.
 
That comment suggests that it's a matter of familiarity. There may be something
to that, but definite characteristics can be defined, so it's not all subjective.


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