[clug] Re: Calling all Linux n00bs

[Lana Brindley]

Sorry guys, still getting it all happening. Try again now :)

L

2009/6/14 Jim Croft <jim.croft at gmail.com>

> Serifs and kerning are so pre H1N1...
>
> Courier is the new Gothic...
>
> jim
>
> On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 4:19 PM, Ian Munsie<darkstarsword at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> >> http://jumpstartlinux.blogspot.com/
> >
> > Ahh! It burns! It burns! The goggles, they do nothing (fortunately,
> > firebug does)! That font is not intended for large blocks of text! We
> > are passed the days of typewriters, so please use a serif font and
> > avoid the use of monospaced fonts anywhere other than code excerpts!
> > I'm sure Pascal is more qualified than I am to recommend specific
> > fonts.
> >
> > "Monospaced fonts are found to be far less readable for long bodies of
> > text, making them ill-suited for books or magazine articles."
> > - --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monospaced_font
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typography
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_safe_fonts
> >
> http://www.slideshare.net/klepas/beautiful-web-typography-7-tips-on-desucking-the-web
> >
>
> --
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>
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>



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