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I utterly despise the layout of academic papers. They’re garbage. Two column layouts have no place in the digital age. Academic papers should have rich media.

• garmaine 7y ago
  Strange, I find the compressed width of two columns perfect for mobile phones.
  • godelski 7y ago
    I also find it easier to read on physical paper. Honestly I read faster when things are two column (speed readers will tell you why)
  • forrestthewoods 7y ago
    Really? I find myself scrolling down then up, down then up. I also have to manually control the zoom so text fills my screen width. Then I had to scroll left and right. And when I want to scroll vertically I have to be careful to not screw up my horizontal position. It’s super frustrating. I don’t think a single blog in the world uses a two column view. If it were an actually useful format for sharing information digitally then it would be more prevalent.
    • garmaine 7y ago
      Double tap the text column and it auto-fits. When you reach the end give it a big ol’ swipe from the opposite corner and it will pull the other column into view. At least in iOS...
    • zapzupnz 7y ago
      > I don't think a single blog in the world… Well, yeah, you don't typically print blogs. Remember that academic publications are still printed, and columnar presentation can be very useful for annotation.