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Subject:Re: Verdana 8 for HTML Help or WebHelp? From:Jo Francis Byrd <jbyrd -at- byrdwrites -dot- com> To:Lois Patterson <lois -at- dowco -dot- com> Date:Thu, 27 Apr 2000 15:25:51 -0500
I routinely set the font size for text at 10. After all, I want people to be
able to see this stuff without either squinting or using a magnifying glass!
Jo Byrd
Lois Patterson wrote:
> Verdana 8 seems to be the default font choice for HTML Help and WebHelp
> systems. However, it does seem a little small, and I suspect many users might
> feel the same way.
>
> How are other help developers approaching this issue?
>
> Lois Patterson