Redesign of dlang.org
via Digitalmars-d
digitalmars-d at puremagic.com
Thu Apr 24 00:11:51 PDT 2014
On Wednesday, 23 April 2014 at 23:25:43 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu
wrote:
>> 1. you don't use a monofont and have to figure out what "cpl"
>> is in "em"
>> or "rem".
>
> I'm talking averages.
It varies with the font used. :-P And if you use a webfont the
rendering will be less legible than when you use a screen
optimized system font. So if you want clarity, unicode coverage
and performance you don't know which font you get. :-]
> For a given language (English in our case), the relationship
> translates into average words per line.
Not necessarily… since groupings aren't neccessarily words. Also,
you don't READ prose in programming documentation like a novel,
if you are a proficient programmer. You scan, backtrack, read,
scan, backtrack, read…
>> 3. quantitative human factors studies that go beyond your inate
>> capabilites tend to be full of severe methodological flaws.
>
> Uhm...
Uhm what? Large sections of psychology are fundamentally flawed
as a predictive science, it's primarily interpretative.
Measures are contextual. Reading is a skill, you are better at
what you are used to. Besides, reading efficiency is less
important than reading comfort.
If studies are off by 50% then that suggest that there are NO
HOPE of significant results here.
>> Waste of time.
>
> I doubt it.
You are better off setting something reasonable, test, modify,
iterate. And if needed you can always provide a stylesheet
switcher (takes 15 minute to implement).
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