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06-08-2011, 02:07 PM | #1 | ||
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Tabs or White Space?
When you're reading on your eReader, do you prefer to see tab-indented paragraphs or a double-return white space between paragraphs?
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06-08-2011, 02:15 PM | #2 |
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I've been going back and forth about this lately, (I actually will read half of a book in one style and then reformat the book to the other style and finish the book) so I can't vote on your poll
I think whether or not the book is fiction or non-fiction carries some weight towards my preference though. |
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06-08-2011, 02:21 PM | #3 |
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Tab-indented. Dubble return white space is for a scene change.
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06-08-2011, 02:22 PM | #4 |
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I like a 1-1.5 em paragraph indent and an ever so slightly larger than normal (but not a whole blank line) space between paragraphs (about a .3em margin-top). It just looks nice to me on a six-inch screen. Not that I'm picky or anything.
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06-08-2011, 02:29 PM | #5 |
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Both.
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06-08-2011, 02:31 PM | #6 |
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I prefer tabs. White space tend to imply a change of scene to me.
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06-08-2011, 02:32 PM | #8 |
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06-08-2011, 02:42 PM | #9 |
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No preference (and no poll option. )
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06-08-2011, 03:04 PM | #10 |
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I am an extremist on the white space thing for ebooks.
I just won't read an ebook that is formatted with indents only. Much easier (for me) to read and generally I can tell by what is written whether the scene has changed or not. I am happy to see that white space with no indents is rapidly becoming more common. Helen |
06-08-2011, 03:24 PM | #11 |
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Both but only half a line space between paragraphs.
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06-08-2011, 04:16 PM | #12 |
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I kind of like the double spacing between paragraphs with no indenting. That is how I type on post. But either is fine with me.
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06-08-2011, 04:17 PM | #13 |
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Tabs are white space, but if you're asking whether people prefer indented or space-separated paragraphs, this has been discussed ad nausiam in the past; it might be better to re-read some of those old threads rather than re-hash it all yet again?
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06-08-2011, 04:36 PM | #14 |
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I read your first example (tabbed) slower. Not enough visual separation between the paragraphs for my taste.
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For me, it's the same - the extra white space between the paragraphs lets me read faster. I wonder why that is. |
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