I was interested to see if google would outperform this list for data gathering so I typed "psychology study Effect of letter casing on readability computer program" into google and got (in 0.23 seconds)
http://66.102.11.104/search?q=cache:LPW7TntUL6QJ:psychology.wichita.edu/ hci/projects/IJIE%2520Legibility%2520for%2520Older%2520Adults.pdf+psycho logy+study+Effect+of+letter+casing+on+readability+computer+program&hl=en &ie=UTF-8 [examining perceptions for online text size and typeface legibility for older males and females] Some useful refs at the end John ______________________________________________ Dr. John Domingue, Deputy Director, Knowledge Media Institute, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK. Tel: +44 1908 655014 Fax: +44 1908 653169 Web: http://kmi.open.ac.uk/people/domingue/ > -----Original Message----- > From: P.McKenna [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 02 December 2003 09:50 > To: Lindsay.Marshall; chrisd; stevencl > Cc: discuss > Subject: RE: PPIG discuss: Effect of letter casing on readability > > > Mixed case improves the readability of text because of the > distinctive visual profiles offered by ascenders and > descenders (as opposed to block text). With code it has the > added benefit of course that capitals can distinguish words > within compound identifiers. > > Peter > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Lindsay Marshall > > Sent: 02 December 2003 08:41 > To: Chris Douce; Steven Clarke > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: PPIG discuss: Effect of letter casing on readability > > > > The general received wisdom about text is that mixed case > always improves readability - is there any specific reason > why code should be different? I assume that the received > wisdom is based on some research but I don't know where or what. > > L. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > PPIG Discuss List ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Discuss admin: http://limitlessmail.net/mailman/listinfo/discuss > Announce admin: http://limitlessmail.net/mailman/listinfo/announce > PPIG Discuss archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40ppig.org/ > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.536 / Virus Database: 331 - Release Date: 03/11/2003 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > PPIG Discuss List ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Discuss admin: http://limitlessmail.net/mailman/listinfo/discuss > Announce admin: http://limitlessmail.net/mailman/listinfo/announce > PPIG Discuss archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40ppig.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PPIG Discuss List ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Discuss admin: http://limitlessmail.net/mailman/listinfo/discuss Announce admin: http://limitlessmail.net/mailman/listinfo/announce PPIG Discuss archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40ppig.org/
