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Re[2]: Using ragged right in technical publications
Subject:Re[2]: Using ragged right in technical publications From:TIMMERMAN <timmerma -at- IPDLINK -dot- IPD -dot- ANL -dot- GOV> Date:Tue, 16 Sep 1997 09:12:09 CST
Bill Burns states,
My understanding (and I gleaned this from someone a few years ago) is
that the irregular spacing between words in justified text creates a
readability issue, causing readers' eyes to move inconsistently along
the line they're reading. Unfortunately, I have no documentation
supporting this claim.
If Bill's statement is true, then the irregular length of words in any
text may also creates a readability issue, causing readers' eyes to
move inconsistently along the line they're reading. Just a thought.
Don Timmerman, dtimmerman -at- anl -dot- gov
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