on Mon Jul 02 2007, "Matias Capeletto" <matias.capeletto-AT-gmail.com> wrote:

>> Like you I find long line lengths and large paragraphs almost impossible to
>> grok, especially if the font is small.  However, I have to say that I find
>> multi-columns even worse, *unless* you can guarentee that everything fits on
>> one screen - even for folks reading on sub-mobiles with 8" screens or
>> whatever.
>
> Me too. I think that people that want to read with shorter lines can
> simply resize the browser's window.

Except that doesn't work well either.  Look at
http://freespace.virgin.net/boost.regex/toolkit/html/math_toolkit/backgrounders/remez.html.
If you make it narrow enough to have readable lines, the figure is cut
off. OK, I can make the window narrower and increase the font size.
How much should I have to do when visiting a new page to make it
legible?

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
http://www.boost-consulting.com

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