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

[Barry]

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

Agreed !!!!

Without wanting to put anyone "offside" .........
My eyesight is not brilliant ......ALL CAPS is difficult for me to
read........
I basically dont bother to try to read ALL CAPS .......... I just delete it
!!!

Barry


----- Original Message -----
From: "harris ruben" <formsmaven@comcast.net>
To: "Yaesu List" <>
Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 11:24 AM
Subject: [Yaesu] Shouting:Let this be the end of the thread



>
> 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%20
Upper%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
>
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