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DixieGal · 03-13-2009, 01:36 PM

I was fixing up some RTF's last night, turning them into PDF's to read on my Sony. (I'm in the minority who prefers PDF's.) I gave it 0.5 margins, Ariel font, size 22 pts, as usual. Then, just for kicks, I changed the line spacing from 1 to 1.15 (canned spacer on Win 07).

It made a HUGE difference! Just that tiny bit of extra space between lines, with the sans serif font, large print, and suddenly I could read it in portrait mode on my 505. I think by allowing more of the grayish background between lines, it showed up as being a darker contrast.

The 505 is much more pleasant to hold and read in portrait format.

03-13-2009, 01:36 PM	#81
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	I was fixing up some RTF's last night, turning them into PDF's to read on my Sony. (I'm in the minority who prefers PDF's.) I gave it 0.5 margins, Ariel font, size 22 pts, as usual. Then, just for kicks, I changed the line spacing from 1 to 1.15 (canned spacer on Win 07). It made a HUGE difference! Just that tiny bit of extra space between lines, with the sans serif font, large print, and suddenly I could read it in portrait mode on my 505. I think by allowing more of the grayish background between lines, it showed up as being a darker contrast. The 505 is much more pleasant to hold and read in portrait format.