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Subject:Comic Sans MS From:Yvonne DeGraw <yvonne -at- silcom -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com Date:Mon, 08 Nov 1999 08:54:52 -0800
"Dan Roberts" <droberts63 -at- earthlink -dot- net> wrote:
>and speaking of fonts, anyone out there using that MS Comic Sans Serif? I
>kinda like it, makes the doc look less stodgy and intimidating. But then
>again, my typical response to finding bugs in the software i'm doc'ing is
>"Broke, no good" (long story).
I'm also a fan of Comic Sans MS. I've used it for headings in some less
formal, consumer-oriented manuals and web sites. I wouldn't try to use it
in manuals I write for programmers and scientists, however. And, it looks
best with a fairly plain body text font.
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