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Subject:Re: Favourite font for long passages? From:"Wilcox, John (WWC, Contractor)" <wilcoxj -at- WDNI -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 28 Jan 1998 12:08:00 -0800
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From: Janet Barry
To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
Several years ago I wrote a manual in Word on a Macintosh, and
used Palatino as the main text font. It's one of my favourites. Now,
I use a PC and applications such as WordPerfect and Corel Draw. Is
there a similar font to Palatino available?
>>> Oh, yes! Get it from Adobe. (I think it comes standard on some PS
laser printers, too.) We were just discussing this topic over the last
week or so on techwr-l. If you check the archives (see footer of
message), you should find plenty of varied opinions.
What fonts do you "pros" prefer?
>>> Palatino.
Regards,
John Wilcox, Documentation Specialist
Timberlands Information Services, Application Delivery Group
Weyerhaeuser, WWC 2E2, Box 2999
Tacoma, WA 98477-2999 USA
253-924-7972 mailto:wilcoxj -at- wdni -dot- com
(I don't speak for Weyerhaeuser, and they return the favor.)
