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Originally Posted by stumped
I have also seen , in some retail books, the main body text size set to 1.1em and then lots of 0.9090...in para styles to counteract it.
And, less commonly, a base size of 1.2em....
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Everything that might modify the main body text should be left unspecified.
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Originally Posted by stumped
To the extent that I can be bothered, I tweak everyting that is >1, back to 1. I am not a fan of big headers on small screens, also I find anything smaller than 0.9 to be hard to read. Some books put some sections in a smaller font, to make them stand out from the main story line I suppose. Which probably works for the print hardback edition but is a fail when carried over into the e book edition
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That bothers me a lot when it happens. I set the text size to be as small as is comfortable for me to read. That means a block of text any smaller than that is by definition uncomfortable for me to read. I know that not everyone sets fonts at the edge of comfort, but I don't think I am alone.
A short paragraph or note might be OK, but a full or even half page is not.
I'm also annoyed at tiny font sizes for end notes. No extra paper or bytes are used in ebooks with readable notes. (I don't believe I should have to adjust the font size to read notes.