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 Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:44 pm |
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Initially I'd feel cramped with a 10 line reading-window.
Do we need the wide-open feeling ?
Then I notice that usually I don't need more than about 4 lines.
Would a reader of 10 lines instead of 25 restrict reading, other
than more often need to scroll ?
But often I just scroll 1 or 2 lines at a time in any case.
What would be good goog-phrases to search for the existing
research on these questions ?
I hate *pfd files which imitate the newspaper 'multiple
narrow column format'. But this has evolved over decades,
so it must be good for fast reading, or something ?
Although I notice that no text books use it.
Is this because narrow columns lead to fast/superficial
reading -- no good for study ?
Thanks for any feedback,
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| Thad Smith... |
| Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 6:12 pm |
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nospam at (no spam) isp.com wrote:
Quote: Initially I'd feel cramped with a 10 line reading-window.
Do we need the wide-open feeling ?
I notice it primarily when reading the license agreements displayed when
installing programs. The window is often small, the text long and often
significant amount of text is capitalized -- a prescription for reading
difficulty.
Quote: I hate *pfd files which imitate the newspaper 'multiple
narrow column format'. But this has evolved over decades,
so it must be good for fast reading, or something ?
Although I notice that no text books use it.
Is this because narrow columns lead to fast/superficial
reading -- no good for study ?
That's an interesting question. I know that lines that are too long are
more difficult to track when reading.
You might do a search for "typography optimum column width" (without the
quotes) or something similar. Without typography you get lots of hits on
web design.
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Thad |
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| Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:49 pm |
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Thad Smith <ThadSmith at (no spam) acm.org> wrote:
Quote: That's an interesting question. I know that lines that are too long are
more difficult to track when reading.
You might do a search for "typography optimum column width" (without the
quotes) or something similar. Without typography you get lots of hits on
web design.
Interesting!
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