Re: On-line Help: Arial v. Times New Roman

[JGREY <JGREY -at- MADE2MANAGE -dot- COM>]

Part of the reason for using sans-serif type on the screen is that
jagged, bitmapped serifs make the text harder to read.

I like MS Sans Serif, by the way, in my online Help projects.  The
characters are a little wider than those in Arial.

Peace,
jim

jim grey \ Manager, Documentation
Made2Manage Systems, Inc. \ jgrey -at- made2manage -dot- com


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> From:         TRIAD Services[SMTP:TRIADserv -at- AOL -dot- COM]
> Sent:         Monday, September 22, 1997 7:58 AM
> Subject:      Re: On-line Help: Arial v. Times New Roman
>
> As a former typesetter, I was taught that serif fonts were more
> readable, at
> least in small sizes. For larger sizes, we leaned toward sans serif.
>
> In recent years, as interfaces have become more graphical, it seems
> that a
> shift has been made to use sans serif faces. Now it seems that
> Helvetica or
> Arial is the face of choice for many online help apps. All my E-mail
> programs
> use sans serif as default.
>
> In response to your question, there may have been a shift in
> collective
> wisdom, but if anything it shifted to your side of the fence.
>

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