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Subject:Re: Manual Styles From:Michael Lewis <lewism -at- BRANDLE -dot- COM -dot- AU> Date:Sun, 22 Feb 1998 12:44:22 +1100
Tom,
Have a look at http://www.will-harris.com -- heaps of useful info on
this and related issues. It's not just a case of "sans for headings,
serif for body": there are combinations that work, and others that
don't.
Izidkiel wrote:
> I've read that san serif fonts work best as headings and serif fonts work best
> as body text. Is this true? Would you ever use a serif font for a heading
> style?
--
Michael Lewis
Brandle Pty Limited, Sydney, Australia
PO Box 1249, Strawberry Hills, NSW 2012
Suite 8, The Watertower, 1 Marian St, Redfern 2016 http://www.brandle.com.au/~lewism
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