Re: font question

by "Frank Boumphrey" <bckman(at)ix.netcom.com>

Date:	Sun, 15 Sep 2002 02:50:28 -0400
To:	"Davies, Elizabeth H." <EHDavies(at)West.com>, "HWG-technique Mailing List \(E-mail\)" <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
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It depends on the font being used.

6 pt Arial is readable on a PC
6pt times ne roman is not

8pt arial is readable on a mac

Unfortunately there are really no rules of thumb. You have to test the
individual fonts.

HTH

Frank
----- Original Message -----
From: "Davies, Elizabeth H." <EHDavies(at)West.com>
To: "HWG-technique Mailing List (E-mail)" <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 10:46 AM
Subject: font question


Well, a client that forced me into using <font size=X> throughout their
entire site several month ago now has finally realized it's unreadable for
Mac's. The design (extremely rigid) restricts me into using a fixed size
(Verdana/Helvetica). I figure that pixels will have the best consistency.

My question: what is the smallest readable font size, in pixels, for a Mac
user in that font (800X600 resolution)? I don't have a Mac to test on. Just
alot of complaints about it (which I warned them and I warned them)...

righteously,
Elizabeth

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