Hi Kim, Tahoma is another really easy to read font that isn't ornate and falls sort of in between arial and times new roman. Actually, now that you've mentioned it, I'm going to do some proofreading using it because it's like Georgia. You can see the distinctions between letters and numbers like l, 1 and I that are often hard to distinguish pretty easily visually. smile.
There are a zillion fonts out there, so it's hard to make a list of which are hard to read and which aren't. smile.
Judy s. Kim Friedman wrote:
Hi, Judy, you certainly have an advantage over me because you can see what these various fonts look like, if they're simple or ornate. I know that Arial and Times New Roman are preferred by Bookshare and I have the impression it's due to their clarity and simplicity. Does Tahoma have that same reputation? Which sorts of fonts are really hard to read or deal with? This is not because I wish to make things difficult, but rather if I wish to write someone via email and wish to play around with fonts, I'll know whichto avoid and which to use. There are so many of them. Regards, Kim.-----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Judy s. Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 6:24 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Book styles I've been experimenting with common fonts for the last several months to see which one helps me see errors best. So far, the Georgia font has worked better for me than anything else, including Times New Roman or Arial. I've found that the Georgia font displays the characters very distinctly for a numeral one, "1", a lower case L,"l" and an upper case "I". I've never used Georgia before, but I'd recommend experimenting with if you're a sightedproofreader as it's really helping me in proofreading. smile. Of course, your mileage may vary! grin.Judy s. Valerie Maples wrote:New times roman makes proofing easier for sighted readers to distinguishbetween an lower case l, the number 1, And an upper case I, among many other reasons.Valerie On Jun 21, 2010, at 10:51 AM, Debby Franson wrote:Hi Mayrie and everyone! Why do we use Times New Roman if the Daisy converter changes them toArial or something similar? I thought people preferred Times New Roman over Arial. I could be mistaken, though, (smile).Debby At 06:45 PM 6/18/2010, Mayrie ReNae wroteWhen books go through Bookshare's daisy converter, they are converted to a very simple font, much like Ariel, I'm told.To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5216 (20100621) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5216 (20100621) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.comTo unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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