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Subject:Re: Robert Bringhurst Lecture From:Barb Ostapina <Barb -dot- Ostapina -at- METROMAIL -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 8 Jun 1998 16:12:10 -0500
Bruce Byfield wrote:
<BIG snip>
However, I'm left wondering how well technical writers have adapted
typography to their readers' needs,
and how we could do more along those lines.
I'm also left with the suspicion that we haven't done nearly enough yet.
--
Bruce Byfield, Outlaw Communications
**********
Well, I have to confess that this is probably true for me... the whole
subject of typography makes my head spin. What I usually end up doing is
browsing through the typefaces that come up in the availability list in the
application I'm working with (most of the time wondering how they got
there), and picking one that feels right. I just haven't had the time to
learn enough about all this to pick a typeface and then go figure out how
to get it in my document (and how to get it available to others if I email
the document to them). I'd sure love to hear how others work this.
--B
barb -dot- ostapina -at- metromail -dot- com
...speaking only for myself.
