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Article #627Re: SWFTE Typecase
From: Henry Churchyard
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 09:55
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 09:55
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In article <1992Aug17.215501.7172@uwm.edu>, hardiman@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Paul V Hardiman) writes:
> >>, 12 pt is
> >>distinctly too large for most text applications.
>
> Why is this discussion limited to even point sizes? I once read an
> article in one of the desktop publishing magazines that pointed out
> that much printed material is done in 11 point, which some studies
> revealed is appropriate for most people. Since then I've done almost
> all my printed material in 11 point, and have found it comfortable.
>
Actually, 12pt Times Roman just seems a little too cramped to me.
For all my class papers and such, I swear by 13 pt. Times Roman set at
5 lines per inch. (One important consideration is that this can bear
reduction, so that it's still legible if I want to fit two pages on
one sheet.)
--
--Henry Churchyard churchh@emx.cc.utexas.edu
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!gumby!wupost!cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!churchh From: churchh@ut-emx.uucp (Henry Churchyard) Newsgroups: comp.fonts Subject: Re: SWFTE Typecase Summary: 13pts! Message-ID: <78002@ut-emx.uucp> Date: 19 Aug 92 09:55:26 GMT References: <4811@dove.nist.gov> <1992Aug16.141102.1@hmcvax.claremont.edu> <1992Aug17.215501.7172@uwm.edu> Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas Lines: 19