At 21-12-2006 18:07, Gerhard Fiedler wrote: >On 2006-12-21 13:45:33, Roger N Grounds wrote: > > > (funny how an `S' can look like a `5'). > >I have seen this before :) -- mainly when the 5 is written the same way as >the S. When the 5 is written so that the top horizontal line is drawn from >left to right after the rest of the 5 has been drawn, this seems to happen >less frequently.
Adding serifs (those little end bars) to the S keeps me from making that error... I also add them to the I (capital i) to distinguish it from the 1. Adding an upstroke to the 1 would do the same trick, but then you might confuse it with the 7. To complement the set: adding a crossbar in the 7 keeps me from confusing it with the 1, just as a crossbar in the Z sets that one apart from the 2. Slashing the 0 (zero) keeps it different from the letter O, but there seem to be more schemes for those two. When I was a programmer I had a colleague that did it just the opposite way! Just imagine the confusion..... Happy holidays, Leo Potjewijd hardware designer Integrated Engineering ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
