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Williams, Diane (contractor) wrote:
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> reply part deux:
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> >> I was also asked "When would you NOT use a SANS Seriff font?"
> I've been a tech writer for 4 yrs, and honestly I felt this was a
> "preference" question. Is there a real answer?<<
re sans vs. serif
I have met a few Tech Pubs Managers who insisted on sans serif fonts
throughout. My reply before conforming to the requirement is:
Please type "Jill is ill, but Bill will kill" in both font styles and
then decide which is more readable.
or compare a one to a lower case ell. or...
on and on
the argument for sans serif fonts is indefensible.
--
Buck Buchanan
Software Documentation
Citicorp Technology Center
Westlake, Texas
Speaking for me, not for them!
buck -dot- buchanan -at- citicorp -dot- com
formerly: writer -at- dhc -dot- net
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