https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=172713
--- Comment #31 from jan d <[email protected]> --- I personally think that a switch to a sans-serif font would make sense and would indeed look less dated. The introduction of Times New Roman falls in the early 1990s when serif fonts were rather popular (As much a trend as any other earlier and later font choice). As for serif printed/sans serif non-printed: This is a common idea, but there are many sans serif fonts that work well for printing (and afaic studies found no effect of serifs on readability). I guess this comes from sans serif fonts being more often constructed based on geometrical shapes, which is usually not great for readability. What is more important is how well the particular font considers different technologies: CRTs and TFTs cause different challenges, as do different methods of printing. These have been changing, so it makes sense to consider updating fonts. As for which font in particular to choose... There are a lot of non-obvious aspects like distinct letter shapes, word shapes, homogenous gray in larger text blocks, readability in smaller and larger sizes and in particular, how well they work printed and on screens with different resolutions. Before going with any particular font it makes sense to check this or at least read the creator’s consideration: If they went out to create the perfect font for UIs and their short labels, it might not work well for longer texts etc. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
