| Document ID (ISN) | 76338 |
| CIS number |
01-481 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1430-0400 - Computer Fachwissen für Betriebs- und Personalräte |
| Year |
2000 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Fricke W. |
| Title |
Ergonomic visual display fonts |
| Original title |
Bildschirmschriften ergonomisch [in German] |
| Bibliographic information |
Mar. 2000, Vol.9, No.3, p.27-30. Illus. |
| Abstract |
Resolution and size of the characters of different fonts available on most computers have been optimized for good legibility in documents printed by high-resolution ink-jet or laser printers. Also, choices with regard to character size, font, line spaces and format for a text being typed into the computer are made with the printed version of the text in mind. As a result, the text is not optimized for legiblity on the VDU screen. It is recommended to retain a wider spacing between lines, a character size of 12 or 14 points and a left-aligned format up to the final editing step. For computers using mandatory company-specific fonts which might not be screen-optimized, a software programme called "delta-hinting" is available which automatically adjusts the selected format to optimum legibility on the VDU screen regardless of the printed format. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
visual display terminals; legibility; office work |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
ergonomics; man-computer interfaces; computers; data processing equipment |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Germany |
| Subject(s) |
Lighting, colour and vision
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
New technologies
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Office work
Visual display terminals (VDTs)
Ergonomics
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