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Subject:Re: sans serif vs serif fonts From:dski -at- CAMEONET -dot- CAMEO -dot- COM -dot- TW Date:Thu, 4 Jul 1996 10:24:47 GMT
Caryn Rizell (caryn_rizell -at- hp -dot- com) writes --
> ...I see that Microsoft has... started using serif fonts for
both headings and text. Although they do use some sans serif
fonts for headings, but not usually the level 1 head styles.
Microsoft makes software, not standards. And since they don't
make very good software, it seems unwise to adopt their
practices in areas outside their supposed specialty. Sure, use
the terms they use, if the product you're writing about runs in
Windows. Why on Earth should you go any further than that?
Dan Strychalski dski -at- cameonet -dot- cameo -dot- com -dot- tw
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