[Yaesu] Shouting:Let this be the end of the thread

[harris ruben]

It really isn't about SHOUTING, it's about readability.

As a retired person who spent almost 40 years involved as a 
professional in the typography business, I can assure you that ALL 
CAPS is much harder to read than upper and lower case type. This is 
because, when we read, the irregular shapes of the tops of the 
characters help us read faster and with better comprehension. WHEN 
USING ALL CAPS, THE TOPS OF ALL THE LETTERS ARE THE SAME HEIGHT AND 
ALL THE LETTERS HAVE THE SAME APPEARANCE EXCEPT FOR THE SPACE 
SEPARATING THE CHARACTER'S ELEMENTS OR THE LETTERS AND IT TAKES US 
MORE TIME TO READ THE WORDS AND COMPREHEND THEIR MEANING. Perhaps you 
didn't think that there really WAS a reason, and perhaps the 
anti-shouters don't even realize it, but this is a fact. We use all 
caps to emphasize a point, and not for whole text messages or full 
paragraphs.

Here are a few references to back this up:

http://media.socialchange.net.au/reader_friendly/graphic_design_b.html

http://www.gloscc.gov.uk/acettutors/ethnic%20minorities/read.htm#Use%20of%20Upper%20and%20Lower%20Case

http://www.3m.com/special/identity/3M/elements/ele_typo_ref_4.html

http://www.tc-forum.org/topicus/ru28theu.htm

Now, let's all get back to Yaesu postings.

Cheers and holiday greetings.
Harris N2ERN