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From: Chris on 14 Nov 2005 21:17
I can't beleive I have only just noticed the difference.

try it out now.

In mozilla firefox (mac) to go prefs - 'always use my fonts' and select
verdana.

I'm so surprised a the result!



This is SUCH a SIMPLE thing to try...

From: Nick on 15 Nov 2005 02:15
- And on 14 Nov 2005 18:17:23 -0800, it was spake thus <1132021043.350761.198770(a)g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> said in message "Chris" <Chris.Holland16(a)gmail.com>:

> I can't beleive I have only just noticed the difference.
>
> try it out now.
>
> In mozilla firefox (mac) to go prefs - 'always use my fonts' and select
> verdana.
>
> I'm so surprised a the result!
>
>
>
> This is SUCH a SIMPLE thing to try...


Well to be honest I find Times New Roman the best...

Again it's one of these Dyslexic things that each individual finds their own
best thing by experimentation alone...

And as you've just found out, you have your own perfect result to something
that doesn't work for someone else - in this case me...
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From: Silverfin on 19 Nov 2005 14:21

Nick wrote:> Well to be honest I find Times New Roman the best...
>
> Again it's one of these Dyslexic things that each individual finds their own
> best thing by experimentation alone...
>
> And as you've just found out, you have your own perfect result to something
> that doesn't work for someone else - in this case me...
>

I read some time ago that the font which was most popular amongst
dyslexics was Comic Sans. Of course, it won't be best for everyone, but
it's not very practical to produce written materials (leaflets, notes,
worksheets, etc.) in a variety of different fonts, so that is the one
I've always used.

When I did teacher training 10 years ago, we were told to always use
serif fonts in our written materials. Then 5 years later we were told
at an Inset that that was wrong and we should always use sans fonts. I
wonder what the current thinking is?

Anyone have an opinion on the new Guardian font set? I was talking
about the redesign with some bloke in the pub; I thought the new font
would be significantly more difficult (in general) for dyslexics,
dyspraxics or people with other visual difficulties to read, but he
didn't agree.

Silverfin

From: Roger Merriman on 1 Dec 2005 16:33
Silverfin <google.sp(a)finesilver.info> wrote:

> Nick wrote:> Well to be honest I find Times New Roman the best...
> >
> > Again it's one of these Dyslexic things that each individual finds their own
> > best thing by experimentation alone...
> >
> > And as you've just found out, you have your own perfect result to something
> > that doesn't work for someone else - in this case me...
> >
>
> I read some time ago that the font which was most popular amongst
> dyslexics was Comic Sans. Of course, it won't be best for everyone, but
> it's not very practical to produce written materials (leaflets, notes,
> worksheets, etc.) in a variety of different fonts, so that is the one
> I've always used.
>
one trouble with that is in certinan crircle and target audiances comic
sans is seen as very tacky.

> When I did teacher training 10 years ago, we were told to always use
> serif fonts in our written materials. Then 5 years later we were told
> at an Inset that that was wrong and we should always use sans fonts. I
> wonder what the current thinking is?
>
> Anyone have an opinion on the new Guardian font set? I was talking
> about the redesign with some bloke in the pub; I thought the new font
> would be significantly more difficult (in general) for dyslexics,
> dyspraxics or people with other visual difficulties to read, but he
> didn't agree.
>
i haven't seen the guardian font much to be honest, i find the big mono
spaces fonts like monaco are highly readble if not beautiful.

> Silverfin


roger
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