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Subject:Re: Verdana 8 for HTML Help or WebHelp? From:"Lee Tesdell" <ltesdell -at- eai -dot- com> To:"Chuck Martin" <CMartin -at- serena -dot- com>, "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 27 Apr 2000 17:03:37 -0500
Good points Chuck. I do, however, believe that the aging of the browsers
(us) is going to dictate some design changes in hypertext documents, don't
you?
Chuck Martin wrote:
> 12-point text is probably too large for mainstream presentation of
adequate
> amounts of Help text on a limited-space screen. Verdana is one of several
> fonts designed for maximum readability, including at smaller sizes, on
> low-resolution devices. In WinHelp systems of a few years ago, most Help
> authors would use the built-in font MS Sans Serif, another font designed
> specifically for screen display.
>
