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It’s ironic when academic publications about print formatting and other ways to increase legibility all use full-justified text, which is harder to read than le
by kwertyoowiyop 4y ago
It’s ironic when academic publications about print formatting and other ways to increase legibility all use full-justified text, which is harder to read than left-justified.
- Someone 4y agoI don’t see the irony. The paper isn’t called “legible printing”. Well typeset full-justified text is considered prettier than the jagged layout of left-justified text. Justification-wise, this paper doesn’t look bad to me for the time period. [1] some printers would go as far as tweaking the text to improve the layout.
- just_boost_it 4y agoIs there research showing this? If we're just talking opinions, I'd have to disagree and say I find justified documents are easier to read.
- kwertyoowiyop 4y agoSeveral years ago there was a study that asserted this, which changed my opinion about justified text. But of course I can’t find that article now. :-(