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For accessibility purposes (and regular reading), it would be so much better to drop the justified text. Ragged edge is the way to go! https://www.boia.org/blo

by wilg 3y ago

For accessibility purposes (and regular reading), it would be so much better to drop the justified text. Ragged edge is the way to go! https://www.boia.org/blog/why-justified-or-centered-text-is-bad-for-accessibility https://www.boia.org/blog/why-justified-or-centered-text-is-...

jonatanheyman 3y ago
Not necessarily: https://heyman.info/2023/fill-justified-text-on-the-web https://heyman.info/2023/fill-justified-text-on-the-web
- wilg 3y ago
  Perhaps someone can publish a paper to arXiv that provides a meta-analysis. But still there doesn't seem to be a clear reason to justify it, given that almost all internet text is not justified.
  - dginev 3y ago
    To me one of the exciting aspects of HTML is that we can theme the same article in different ways, tailored to individual preferences - just swap in a different CSS file. Having a two-column theme, or left-aligned vs justified themes, could be workable in the long run. I hope that we get to see some browser extensions modding the pages before too long. The reason for the current justified text is that it is the default aesthetic for a LaTeX-based article, and a lot of authors expect it.