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Subject:Using ragged right in technical publications From:Holly Turner <hturner -at- HARBINGER -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 15 Sep 1997 16:43:02 -0400
Does anyone know why ragged right justification is used in almost all
technical publications? A book I am reading, _Type & Layout_ by Colin
Wheildon, references a study that indicates that readers comprehend
fully justified text better than text set in ragged left or right. I
can provide the actual percentages if anyone is interested.
Does anyone know of other studies that prove this study wrong?
Thanks,
Holly Turner
Technical Writer
Harbinger Corp.
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