Re: Screen Resolution

> > > I find it very difficult when writing occupies
> > > the full width of the screen...
> >
> > This is because when lines of text get too long, it begins to impair our
> > ability to find the start of the next line.  There is a natural ceiling
at
> > which you should aim when designing columns of text.  It's a line length
> of
> > about 100 characters, I believe (please correct me if I'm wrong).
>
>
> A line length of 65 to 70 characters is considered the optimum length for
> comfortable reading.
>
>
> --
> David Meadows [ Technical Writer | Information Developer ]

Here is an interesting article about this -
http://www.dsiegel.com/tips/wonk1/type.html . Apologies to those who've seen
it before.

Brian
comharsa(at)clara.net

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