I have had several folks tell me they no longer expect a monospaced font. (Don't mind it, but don't require it.) I get the impression this varies wildly from place to place these days--I've had respected people tell me Courier was unprofessional, and equally respected people tell me that proportional fonts were too difficult to read and edit.
I almost think it's a house by house, editor by editor, these days.
I never minded Courier the way some folks have, but I stopped using it about 2 years ago, as I realized that it no longer seemed as widely expected. Have yet to have a complaint about it, which actually startled me a little.
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branchandroot
Re: Hmm.
Date: 2004-09-10 11:26 am (UTC)I have had several folks tell me they no longer expect a monospaced font. (Don't mind it, but don't require it.) I get the impression this varies wildly from place to place these days--I've had respected people tell me Courier was unprofessional, and equally respected people tell me that proportional fonts were too difficult to read and edit.
I almost think it's a house by house, editor by editor, these days.
I never minded Courier the way some folks have, but I stopped using it about 2 years ago, as I realized that it no longer seemed as widely expected. Have yet to have a complaint about it, which actually startled me a little.