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Posted by Chris F.A. Johnson on 01/20/08 18:24
On 2008-01-20, Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:
> Jeff wrote:
>
>> Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:
>>> Jeff wrote:
>>>> Also, try it in Verdana.
>>>
>>> Please don't.
>>> http://k75s.home.att.net/fontsize.html
>>
>> That's fine ("Trebuchet MS" is now widely available on the PC), note
>> that Verdana isn't the only font that will appear too tall for some
>> designers in it's default:
>>
>> <URL: http://www.ampsoft.net/webdesign-l/WindowsMacFonts.html>
>>
>> Arial is usually considered too narrow for large blocks of text.
>
> The problem is that too many designers, after choosing Verdana (or other
> overly-large font), pick an absurdly small size, such as 10px or 80%,
> instead of adjusting their own browser.
The problem is not with Verdana, it is with using sometihng other
than the default size. There is no reason not to use Verdana, but
there are good reasons for not using smaller that the default font
size, no matter what font you are using.
> I'd rather read regular sized Arial than micro-sized Verdana.
The problem is micro-sizing, not the Verdana font.
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Chris F.A. Johnson, webmaster <http://Woodbine-Gerrard.com>
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