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Originally Posted by Turtle91
Here is an example of the difference between Justified (left column) and Left-Aligned (right column) text.
On larger screens the rivers of white space are less noticeable, but on smaller screens (most people read ebooks on their phones), especially with larger font, it is very noticeable. It can even get so bad that there are only two words on a given line!!
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This screenshot is also from Antigravity |
No, Turtle, your example is biased. Put two images not of text in two columns, but of the same text at the full width of the viewport, and then let's see if the rivers of white space are so noticeable with justified text. On today's phones with 6.75" screens, the rivers of white space you mention don't exist, especially if you read in apps that support hyphenation (PocketBook for epub3 and KOReader for epub2, for example).
Here is you have another screenshot about the sample whose screenshot you uploaded above, now with text-align: justify (even without hyphens), and the rivers are not present:
Of course, you may very well prefer to read with left-aligned text, and no one can argue with that, and you may very well want to design your books with that alignment. What I'm saying is that we can't leave the alignment unset for the <p> tag (in fact, you set it for both <h3> and <div class="news">), even if that alignment is "text-align: left." Because when the user sets their preference in the eReader, it affects the ENTIRE BOOK, not just the <p> tags.