Syed said:
Helvetica for all headers. I used to use Arial, but was clearly shown
(in this list! :)) that Helvetica looks a lot better in larger sizes
(like headers) and in printed form - better curves, etc.
I missed this discussion but I'm not surprised. I've read in more than one
place
in
: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 1:22 AM
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: Standard font for technical documentation
Syed said:
Helvetica for all headers. I used to use Arial, but was clearly shown
(in this list! :)) that Helvetica looks a lot better in larger sizes
(like headers
Hi,
My _personal_ preference leans to the new MS fonts (Cambria,
I think it
was) that were released with Vista, based on having edited two papers
that used them and from an IEEE Spectrum article about the
research involved
in their creation. I have not personally used the fonts (not
For standard typefaces embedded in print PDF documents, I use Palatino
Linotype for serifs, the new (free) Inconsolata-dk for monospaced, and
any of a number of sans-serif typefaces--usually Arial, Verdana,
Calibri., etc.
Hi, Gary.
Did you mean Inconsolata-dk or Incolsolata-dz? I have not seen
syed.hos...@aeris.net wrote:
For standard typefaces embedded in print PDF documents, I use Palatino
Linotype for serifs, the new (free) Inconsolata-dk for monospaced, and
any of a number of sans-serif typefaces--usually Arial, Verdana,
Calibri., etc.
Hi, Gary.
Did you mean
Hi Mathieu,
If your readers are going to view your documents online, go for Arial. Arial
offers a very good reading quality on computer monitor.
If you are going to provide hard copies of your guides, you can go for Verdana.
Hope this helps!
___
Smile can make
I think it depends on the application, how the documents are
delivered, and what the company's stanard fonts (part of the corporate
look, or branding, are).
The other thing you should know is that for some reason, picking fonts
amounts to a religious war with odd fervor among the participants. So
Art Campbell wrote:
I think it depends on the application, how the documents are
delivered, and what the company's stanard fonts (part of the corporate
look, or branding, are).
The other thing you should know is that for some reason, picking fonts
amounts to a religious war with odd
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Subject: Re: Standard font for technical documentation
I think it depends on the application, how the documents are
delivered, and what the company's stanard fonts (part of the corporate
look, or branding, are).
The other thing you should know is that for some
Uh, no, no confusion. ;- )
I said: I usually use a serif body font and serif heads. The one I'm
working in now uses Palatino and Avant Garde.
So that would mean:
serif for body = Palatino
sans-serif for heads = Avant Garde
Art Campbell
art.campb...@gmail.com
... In my
Hi Mathieu-
There has been a whole lot of research on this. If you are looking
at reading quality, more important factors are kerning, leading, and
line length. Also, the age and background of the readers has a
significant effect. (For example, in a study published in the early
1990s,
Well, for the good of mankind (we're talking about nuclear safety here :o) ), I
close this topic.
Thank you all for the valuable piece of information you provided me with!
Cheers,
Mathieu.
Subject: RE: Standard font for technical documentation
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:44:59 -0400
From: rg
Yeah, but what about the bike shed?
Rick Quatro
Carmen Publishing Inc.
r...@frameexpert.com
585-659-8267
Well, for the good of mankind (we're talking about nuclear safety here :o)
), I close this topic.
Thank you all for the valuable piece of information you provided me with!
Cheers,
Mathieu.
Hello,
While everyone is on the subject of font usage and availability, I
thought I would add some text about my experiences with having a
corporate font style.
The new Microsoft fonts [Calibri, Candara, Consolas, Cambria,
Constantia, and Corbel] are available in Office 2007 installations, but
Hello,
While everyone is on the subject of font usage and availability, I
thought I would add some text about my experiences with having a
corporate font style.
The new Microsoft fonts [Calibri, Candara, Consolas, Cambria,
Constantia, and Corbel] are available in Office 2007 installations, but
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