RE: global numbers / letters -- best practice

["Andrew Warren" <awarren -at- synaptics -dot- com>]

D. Michael McIntyre wrote:

> > If I use numbers (or letters from the English language alphabet),
> > would they be nearly universally understood?
> 
> Numerals would be the most universal choice, and letters far less so,
> but not entirely universal. I think my first choice would be to use
> symbols instead, such as something one might find in a font like
> Wingdings.  Little square for 1, little triangle for 2, etc.  This
sort
> of thing seems to be pretty common on instruction sheets that are
> printed in multiple languages.

Arabic numerals are likely to be understood by everyone who'll read
Jerry's documents... But even if you believe that some fraction of his
readership won't understand them, where's the benefit in using symbols
that NONE of his readers will understand?

-Andrew

=== Andrew Warren  - awarren -at- synaptics -dot- com
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