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From: Rod Dav4is <>
Subject: Re: [FreeHelp] Re: Fonts
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 16:15:37 -0400
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Ralph Taylor wrote in part:

>Of the fonts availalble on most computers, [Ariel is] the easiest to read.
>
Verdana is a better choice, in my view. It has an even bigger "presence"
than Ariel.

>8><
>>From a style standpoint, mixing fonts is a design "No-No" -- especially if
>they're from different families.
>
Mixing san serif and serif fonts can an be effective style (for
displays) if the text is sans serif (e.g. Verdana or Ariel) and the
headings (H1-H6) are set in a serif font. I particularly like the
combination of Verdana and Lucida Bright in this regard. I use the
following CSS for all my pages:

title,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6 {font-family:"Lucida Bright",
"book antiqua","calisto mt",serif}
body {Font-family:
verdana,
"News Gothic MT",
arial,
tahoma,
sans-serif;}

The body fonts in particular have been chosen for their clear
distinction between the letter L (lower case) and the numeral one "1".
I have been experimenting with other font usage on my pages, e.g.
here
<http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/%7Edav4is/ODTs/DAVIS.shtml#TOP>;.
In particular, note the use of a sans serif font for the data of the
main tables, and the use of a serif italicized (and slightly smaller)
font for the labels, "b.", "d.", "m.", etc.
Note also the handling of abbreviations and acronyms, e.g. here
<http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/%7Edav4is/ODTs/CHURCHILL.shtml#CHUR100>;.
("bp." and further down, "inv."). Note the faint brown dotted underline.
Hovering your mouse cursor over these should display a short description
of the meaning.

--
Regards, Rod Dav4is / P.O. Box 118 / Hyde Park, NY 12538 / USA
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