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Subject:Re: Small L and Number1 From:John Newman <johnn -at- OTG -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 5 Jun 1998 11:09:00 -0400
The quick answer is to use a different font. You wouldn't have to change
the font for your whole publicaiton. If your style standards would allow
it, just use the differing font for path names. A free font from
Microsoft called Verdana has easily distinguishable lowercase L's,
numeral 1's, and uppercase I's. You can find it at http://www.microsoft.com/truetype/fontpack/win.htm (for Windows) or http://www.microsoft.com/truetype/fontpack/mac.htm (for Mac). There are
many other fonts out there that do the same thing. You may even have
some already installed.
John Newman
Technical Writer
OTG Software
johnn -at- otg -dot- com http://www.otg.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jennifer Hines [mailto:jenn -at- NDIGITAL -dot- COM]
> Sent: Friday, June 05, 1998 6:51 AM
> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject: Small L and Number1
>
>
> Hi everyone,
> I have to apologize if this question has already been
> addressed, but I couldn't
> find anything in the archives.
> Anyway, here is my problem:
> Currently I am working on a manual that requires examples of
> path names (variable declarations) that are case sensitive.
> One particular path name includes a lower case L. When
> reading the path
> name it is hard to tell wether the lower case L is an L or
> the number 1.
> Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can make it clear
> to my readers
> that it is in fact a lower case L?
> Thanks a bundle,
> Jenn
>
>
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