Page Design Tips - Xante ScreenWriter Colour ScreenWriter User Manual

Proportional spacing varies the width between characters. For
example, the letter l needs less space than a w. Except for Courier,
the rest of your printer's resident PostScript typefaces are
proportionally spaced. Proportional spacing is more legible, better
for most documents not requiring multiple aligned columns.
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PostScript
Monospacing
Courier

Page Design Tips

Often little design details make the difference between an adequate
and a professional job. The following tips may help you produce the
best possible output from your printer.
• Keep your page design simple. Too many typeface and design
element changes can produce a cluttered, confusing page.
• Always consider your audience. For example, readers with visual
problems or those just learning to read will respond better to
larger point sizes. A conservative reader may prefer a traditional
typeface such as Times Roman.
• Usually, serif typefaces are more legible for large bodies of text,
while sans serif typefaces work better for headlines.
• Keep text column widths under 4" to reduce the chance of a
reader losing his place when his eyes move from the end of one
line to the beginning of the next.
• All capitalized text is much harder to read than mixed case text.
______________________ Application Notes and Page Design A-19
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PostScript
Proportional spacing
Times Roman
Fig. A.8 Character Spacing