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Subject:Re: On-line Help: Arial v. Times New Roman From:JGREY <JGREY -at- MADE2MANAGE -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 23 Sep 1997 07:52:22 -0500
Part of the reason for using sans-serif type on the screen is that
jagged, bitmapped serifs make the text harder to read.
I like MS Sans Serif, by the way, in my online Help projects. The
characters are a little wider than those in Arial.
Peace,
jim
jim grey \ Manager, Documentation
Made2Manage Systems, Inc. \ jgrey -at- made2manage -dot- com
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> From: TRIAD Services[SMTP:TRIADserv -at- AOL -dot- COM]
> Sent: Monday, September 22, 1997 7:58 AM
> Subject: Re: On-line Help: Arial v. Times New Roman
>
> As a former typesetter, I was taught that serif fonts were more
> readable, at
> least in small sizes. For larger sizes, we leaned toward sans serif.
>
> In recent years, as interfaces have become more graphical, it seems
> that a
> shift has been made to use sans serif faces. Now it seems that
> Helvetica or
> Arial is the face of choice for many online help apps. All my E-mail
> programs
> use sans serif as default.
>
> In response to your question, there may have been a shift in
> collective
> wisdom, but if anything it shifted to your side of the fence.
>
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