Re: [NTLK] 12 pt. pls. (was Re: [ANN] Free Culture)

From: Woody Smith (woody_at_bitstream.net)
Date: Thu May 13 2004 - 14:34:06 PDT


In addition to DJV's excellent recommendations, when I make a book for
myself I use boldface type.
I often need to use NewtsCape to extract the text from Newton Books and
reformat them.

Woody

On Thursday, May 13, 2004, at 02:22 PM, DJ Vollkasko wrote:

>

> While 10 pt is excellent on paper and maybe even on large backlighted
> displays, we have to take into account that the contrast on the Newton
> is
> less than black print on white paper. It enhances the experience if the
> eyes don't get strained too much, thus it's recommendable to do Newton
> books in 12 pt fonts, with headers and titles maybe in 14 pt. Larger
> fonts
> compensate for the glare and suboptimal viewing conditions.
>
> Cheers,
>
> DJV.

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