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To: Hoatzin who wrote (25640)	9/10/2007 6:22:39 AM
From: Bill Ulrich	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 32968

re: "The subjectmarks.apsx font is still quite legible, and actually works well, since this is a page where one is reading for recognition, not comprehension." I agree here, with emphasis on the last point: "since this is a page where one is reading for recognition, not comprehension". The "small fonts" complaint, I think, could be alleviated by increased leading, not font size. ("leading" being a typographic concept not necessarily heard of by most readers, but certainly visually percepted, despite the geeky lingo.) Would introduce to the subjectmark text class, the attribute, " line-height: ##px; ".... somewhere between 15 to 18, the increased white-space between lines keeps them from visually bleeding into each other (and looks a little more elegant). A couple test versions with that little line could settle the matter. "Bigger" (re: legibility) isn't always in the font SiZe ... it's in the way that you do it ... (leading, or bold, or not bold, caps/small-caps, serif-choices, etc...). Just ask my sister! Perhaps the "small fonts" are really saying "need more contrastible legibility" though it may not be nominally apparent.

To: Hoatzin who wrote (25640)	9/10/2007 7:43:47 AM
From: IHateSourCream	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32968

>>The subjectmarks.apsx font is still quite legible, and actually works well, since this is a page where one is reading for recognition, not comprehension.<< It's not in the least bit acceptable for those that are seeing tiny, pale font and straining their eyes as a result. I would guess that Subjectmarks is probably the most frequently used page for most that use the message boards on this site. And for some of us that are affected, this new tiny font is simply not workable.