Ann Sanfedele wrote: >Perhaps in the general population - I think that particular eye problems >may affect one's ability to read different font faces more easily than >others.
Part of the reason no one's been able to come up with a definitive answer to the question "which is better, serif or sans-serif?" is that there are so many variables in typeface design and it's pretty much impossible to perform a controlled experiment (all variables eliminated except the one under test). But there's a lot of research done on type and readability for all kinds of specific disabilities/disorders. Typeface can have a big impact on readability for people with dyslexia, for example. Funny fact: Reportedly, one of the most readable typefaces for dyslexics is... Comic Sans! -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
