[NTLK] Followup: Fonts for www.pda-soft.de

[J.M. Heinrichs]

I look out the window and see the Strait of Georgia; why get excited?

I did a quick check and Times is tighter/less wide that Georgia, though both are nicely rounded. My lack of enthusiasm for Comic is that it is slanted, and I prefer such in smaller doses.

Cheers
John
 minicapt1 at mac.com

On 17 Dec 10, at 16:53, Lord Groundhog wrote:

> ~~~ On 2010/12/17 18:54, J.M. Heinrichs at minicapt1 at mac.com wrote ~~~
> 
>> Times, no italic. Everyone has it, and it is economical.
> 
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>> 
>> And pay no heed to those with Georgia on their minds.
> 
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> 
> 
> What?!  You brush aside both Ray Charles AND the Beatles in one short
> sentence, and expect to go unchallenged?  I think not!   A duel!  Peace
> signs at dawn!   :-)
> 
> 
> 
> Seriously, although I'm usually no fan of Comic Sans Serif, in this case I
> think it looks good.  I have to admit that before I saw your page in the
> Comic font I would've been inclined to recommend Verdana or Geneva.  Now,
> I'd leave it open.  Another surprise for me is that the brown works too.
> 
> I share Heinrichs' point about New Times Roman being pretty much the
> universal font just now, but I reckon Comic is a close second in ubiquity.
> 
> 
> As an aside and I hope as an encouragement, I find that although I've
> resisted the temptation so far to own an eMate, your page has left me with a
> strange urge to get one and then take it apart and do the hinge fix!  Now I
> know full well what an idiotic idea that last bit in particular is, and I
> intend to resist that urge, but there you have it.  At the very least I'd
> like to watch it being done.  Part of that urge is attributable to my
> long-standing love of taking things apart and fixing them, but part is
> attributable to the fact that you've created an interesting, clear and
> well-written page.  I enjoyed reading it, and I interacted with what I read.
> Well done.  
> 
> 
> 
> Shalom. 
> Christian 
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