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From: coyote@u.washington.edu (Jon R. Plummer)
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Subject: LINE: Readability test of new font/sig
Date: 22 Jul 1994 20:02:21 -0500
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I've been playing with a font, and want compactness but....

 /\ /\ /\    /\    /\ /\ /\ /\ /\
 \ \  \\ \  /  \   \ \  \  \ //  |
  \ \\ \  \/ / / //\\ \\ \\ \\/\  \   this looks too tight to read
/\/ // /__/\  / \/ // //\//\// //\/
\  /  / \   \ \\  /  / \\ \\  / \
 \/ \/ \/    \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/
 /\  /\  /\    /\      /\  /\  /\  /\  /\
 \ \/  \_\ \  /  \     \ \/  \/  \/ / /  |
  \ \/\ \   \/ / /\  /\ \ \ \ \ \ \/\/\/  \   this might be OK
/\/ /\/ / __/\  /\ \/ /\/ /\/\/\/\/ / / /\/
\  /\  /\ \   \ \ \  /\  /\ \ \ \ \  /\ \
 \/  \/  \/    \/  \/  \/  \/  \/  \/  \/
 /\   /\   /\     /\        /\   /\   /\   /\   /\
 \ \ /  \ _\ \   /  \       \ \ /  \ /  \ / /  /  |
  \ \ /\ \    \ / / //\  /\\ \ \  \ \  \ \ /\/\ /  \   pretty easy to read
/\/ / \/ /  __/ \  / \ \/ / \/ / \/\/ \/\/  / /  /\/
\  / \  / \ \    \ \  \  / \  / \ \  \ \  \  / \ \
 \/   \/   \/     \/   \/   \/   \/   \/   \/   \/
 /\    /\    /\      /\          /\    /\    /\    /\    /\
 \ \  /  \  _\ \    /  \         \ \  /  \  /  \  / /   /  |
  \ \/ /\ \/    \  / / / /\  /\/\ \ \/  \ \/  \ \/ /\/\/ /  \   very easy
/\/ /\ \/ /\  __/  \  /  \ \/ /\ \/ /\ \/\/\ \/\/\  / /\  /\/
\  /  \  /  \ \     \ \   \  /  \  /  \ \   \ \   \  /  \ \
 \/    \/    \/      \/    \/    \/    \/    \/    \/    \/

Whaddaya think?
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