[WEB4LIB] Re: sans serif

[rsinger at linc.lib.il.us]

That's a very good point, Thomas - it's probably the font size on LJ
that is more annoying than the lack of serifs, but I find smaller
fonts much easier to read as serifs (especially if in long blocks of
text). Verdana is especially annoying but the same problem occurs
with Arial.

(I was sure I'd seen a recent study suggesting the use of serif for
blocks of text and sans serif for headlines, but perhaps I'm
projecting my own perferences - anyone?)

- Rachel

>LJ is committing two font-related sins.  First, they specify absolute
>point sizes.  Second, they use a lot of Verdana as a text font.  IMO,
>Verdana's x-height is so big that it multi-line blocks become 
>unreadable
>unless the line-height is increased.
>
>Neither of these problems is inherent in using sans-serif fonts.
>
>Thomas Dowling
>OhioLINK - Ohio Library and Information Network
>tdowling at ohiolink.edu

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