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Old 05-24-2020, 02:03 PM   #50
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Originally Posted by Tomk2 View Post
Your first example is easier to scan down a list and find the last name being searched, because the last name is consistantly displayed in the same spot and format. Having the last name be some variable distance away from the margin makes it more difficult to rapidly scan it. Not impossible, just more difficult. And the difficulty increases as the number of authors on your list increases.

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I guess. In the end, I prefer first name last name dispalyed. I'm willing to do the enormous calculation and mental taxation required to sort between Leila and Madeline. Especially since I already know it is being sorted by last name and I can just look at the words that begin with 'A'
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