Paraplegic Racehorse schrieb: > Christoph Sch?fer wrote: > > >>>Craig Ringer wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Really? I'd have to disagree with that. I certainly do, and the >>>>paper I work for also tries to minimise them. Having to go to the >>>>top of the next column / to the next page / to the spill page to >>>>read that last darn word of the paragraph is very annoying. >>> > I have to agree completely. If there aren't a full two lines (plus any > partial line at end of paragraph) at either end of a page or column, it > interferes with my reading "rythm" and reduces my overall comprehension > significantly. Exception: Single line paragraphs, but these are a > general linguistic (English) no-no, anyway, so they are fairly uncommon. > > >>They were all made by talented graphics artists, who obviously never >>bothered to learn the "boring" and everything but spectacular details >>of typography :( > > > As one of those people who is really not very interested in the > un-spectacular details of typography, I am highly unlikely to study > them. That said, I admit to have learned quite a bit just by reading > this list! Osmosis?
That would be a nice side effect. I think one of the appealing aspects of Scribus is that people can learn a lot of interesting things about printing, fonts, typography etc. Moreover, if you read Peter Linell's manual carefully, your knowledge will exceed that of many people in the design/layout world. And it can save a lot of money ... :) > > Anyway, anything I produce longer than about two pages goes to somebody > else (friend, relative, anyone not directly involved in the project) for > proofing and overall readability-opinion before getting marked > "production ready." I have been known to completely rework a project > based these non-professional reviews. Very good! Always think about readers. Letting (non-professional) others judge your work is almost as good (sometimes perhaps better) than blindly following the "rules". Cheers, Christoph
