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Pretty good questions. [my comments]
- Do you like to choose styles for yourself, or are you happy with whatever the publisher decides?
[Good question, but you may need to break it into several. I want to be able to override any publisher setting I find annoying. In most cases, I have no problems with publishers' styles.]
- Do you prefer serif or sans-serif fonts?
[Good question. Serif]
- I might give people a range of fonts and ask them to choose their preferred font - eg Bitstream Vera Sans, Georgia, Goudita Sans, Times New Roman, Verdana - any others?
[Troublesome question. Most people don't know font names. No one knows them all. I prefer standard-looking serif fonts. I have no brand loyalty.]
- Do you prefer justified or left aligned text?
[Good question. left aligned, ragged right.]
- Do you prefer paragraphs separated by white space, or marked by an indent, or both?
[Add, "either" to the list. Also note that not all readers handle this well. Another reason for allwoing viewer choice.]
- Do you prefer white space between lines of text?
[Good question, but give gradations, little, lots, etc. I prefer a quarter-line or so between the ascenders and the descenders.]
- Do you prefer side margins about the width of the hyphen on this line, or margins the width of the space between the left edge of the text and the D?
[Way to specific. Go with little/lots. I prefer a character's worth or so. No more.]
do you prefer footnotes or endnotes?
[Neither, I prefer hyperlinks.]
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Jack Tingle
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