Hello, On Wed, 01 Jun 2011, phanisvara das wrote:
On Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:31:45 +0530, David Haller <dnh@opensuse.org> wrote:
... You know what? There is a reason why words are capitalised, especially in German. I read a lot. I read _words_ and not letters. Because of capitalization, I don't have to look at each individual letter to read the word, I recognize words from their outline and how the "blackness" (or whiteness) is distributed in that outline. ...
Thanks, that gives me something to think about. I'm still of the opinion though, that there's very little or no difference in readablility, specially when talking about short, technical texts like most list contributions are.
Trust me on that! Experiment with what I suggested! The readability hinges a lot more than you might think on word-outlines (and blackness-distribution in case of black on white). And, esp. with E-mail, it is you who defines in what font a mail is displayed. You may very well not be conciously be (yet) aware about that.
For better readability it seems far more important to me to break long texts into sensible paragraphs and use punctuation properly. My perception may be influenced by decades of not using caps, of course, and I'll ask others (who have to read what I write) about their experience & opinion.
Yes, breaking lines (which you don't, but that's comparably "ok", just a little nuisance), using punctuation and sensible paragraphs is also very much important. But IHMO using proper capitalization is even more important than either. Quite a lot! ;) -dnh -- With some wounds you have to rip off the band-aid, let them breathe and give them time ... to heal ... -- Meredith, Grey's Anatomy 2x20 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org