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Justified (centre) | 67 | 45.89% | |
Left aligned (ragged right) | 63 | 43.15% | |
Does not matter | 16 | 10.96% | |
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12-28-2016, 02:00 AM | #76 |
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I'll add "for me" and "imo" to every sentence the next time, as it's apparently not clear that if I say "I think", that I don't mean "it is", but that it's my personal opinion.
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12-28-2016, 09:32 AM | #77 |
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I chose justified because it looks more "book-y". The Left aligned looks more like someone got to the end of the line on the typewriter and didn't know what to do next.
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I remember about ten years ago, typing the "IMO" acronym after every comma, phrase, and end of sentence to make a point to a person who kept after me for not acknowledging that it was just my opinion every post, and he eventually figured it out JMHO of course, YMMV |
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12-28-2016, 12:41 PM | #79 |
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I agree with spindlegirl, but that's probably just me, eh?
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12-28-2016, 05:22 PM | #80 |
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When you said "I think the font is way too large for the screen", I didn't realize you meant "for me". I just read it as a declarative sentence meant for all. Maybe I've been reading too many of Jon's posts?
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12-29-2016, 03:34 AM | #82 |
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I'll never presume what I think is the best way to read, will be the best way for everybody (though, naturally it is! )
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12-29-2016, 08:07 AM | #83 |
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12-30-2016, 09:14 AM | #84 |
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I prefer full justified unless there are noticeable rivers, then I prefer left aligned. That means that with long line width I will always prefer full justified, and with short line width I will always prefer left justified.
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Would anyone here with a Kobo Reader who prefers left justification please install the following hyphenation dictionary and try full justification again and post in this thread on your opinion after trying out full justification with a better hyphenation dictionary? Thanks.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=252405 |
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Personally I prefer justified, as is found in most books, but am not fussed by such trivialities if it is not easily corrected.
I started reading ebooks in earnest way back on PDAs, which have, of course, LCD displays. Although these had screens significantly smaller than a 6 inch reader, I never really experienced much odd spacing of words on lines due to justification. When I later got an E ink display reader one of the first things I noticed was that due to the poor contrast of E ink displays I tended to use a bigger font than I did on the PDAs. That resulted in odd spacing on lines being more common than it ever was on the smaller PDAs. Over time I gave up on E ink (even though I continue to review current models along the way) and went back to LCD display tablets which for many reasons suit my own needs best. Currently, I usually use a 10.1 inch tablet reading in 2 columns, so like a book laid out open, each column (i.e. half the display) is about the same size as a Kobo Aura H2O as a comparison. The font size I can use is now considerably smaller than I can comfortably use on E ink readers due to the much superior contrast of the tablet's LCD display and I very rarely get any odd spaced lines. In fact the only times I can remember is very, very infrequently when an inconveniently placed very long word (typically some long German word in amongst English text) gets flipped to the next line. Once in a blue moon type stuff. And yes, for the sake of good order, I know that 10.1 tablets are far too big (but, of course one can get smaller ones if desired), and some find that for physical reasons low contrast displays are more comfortable for disabled eyes, and that some think E ink is the saviour of all good men and woman who read, etc., etc. So I don't need to be reminded of any of that by the fan-children of other device and display types, I know already that my own preferences are deplorable . I am rather just relating my own experience as to the effect of different device and display types on font size used and observations as to the effect (the observations I have also seen as being the experience of others too). |
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I agree with regard to tablets. If I could get a 10.1 inch tablet that has a battery power for a week and can be read in full sunlight, I'd go for it immediately.
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