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- From: 3px@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Lisa Michelle Purvis)
- Newsgroups: misc.writing
- Subject: Re: Desktop Publishing, Fonts, and Submissions
- Keywords: desktop publishing fonts submissions
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- Date: 9 Sep 92 17:33:06 GMT
- References: <1992Sep9.150257.4287@lambda.msfc.nasa.gov>
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- In article <1992Sep9.150257.4287@lambda.msfc.nasa.gov>, thigpen@lambda.msfc.nasa.gov (Keith Thigpen) writes:
- > There was a thread a while ago that addressed the issue of font selection,
- > (actually the entire issue of dressing up a submission using DTP). At the
- > time I was unable to get to the net but saw some of the subject lines.
- >
- > Is is standard to use Courier font? I hope not. It may be readable, but it
- > seems so, uh... pedestrian.
- >
- > Anyway, what were the conclusions of this thread?
-
- Hi, Keith!
-
- I'm not sure what the consensus of the group was, but I can tell you that
- I've spoken with 3 editors (oops! One by mail) in the past couple of months
- who have asked that submissions be made in Courier font. They said it is
- much easier to read, et. al. In response to that, I changed over to Courier
- immediately. It was a difficult switch since DTP is what I make my
- living at, but if that's what the editors ask for, that's what I'll do. Of
- course, the above has been from my unpublished experience and in no way
- simulates the published experience. Also, I don't want to revive the Great
- Courier Debate again, but you might consider using Courier.
-
- Hope this helps.
-
- Lisa Purvis
- 3px@mace.cc.purdue.edu
-