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Mentioned almost as an aside, but I'd never heard of 'cross-writing'[1] before, and now having looked a few examples, I can quite imagine how painful it would b
by shabble 11y ago
Mentioned almost as an aside, but I'd never heard of 'cross-writing'[1] before, and now having looked a few examples, I can quite imagine how painful it would be to read.
[1] http://blog.paperblanks.com/2013/03/cross-writing/ http://blog.paperblanks.com/2013/03/cross-writing/
- Osmium 11y ago> I can quite imagine how painful it would be to read. Perhaps it'd be easier if a different coloured ink was used for the cross sentences?
- jerf 11y agoYou know, CSS can do this too, nowadays. Perhaps some new... ah... "research"... is necessary to see whether this can increase our ability to read online as well. It's that "April" sort of research one does, if you know what I mean.
- ableal 11y agoSheesh. Thanks for digging that up. I thought Carrol was simply referring to something I've seen done in postcards (and maybe a couple of old letters): having left a generous left margin, and running out of space at the bottom, the writer would finish sideways on said margin. I.e. | | --------------- | | ---------------