Re:Comic Mono
by fbelzile on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @02:48PM
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I can't find where I read this, but I thought Comic Sans makes text easier to read for people with dyslexia. A pretty narrow use-case, I agree, but there's at least one redeeming quality from something so ugly.
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Re:Comic Mono
by snotrockets on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @05:49PM
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There's evidence of this: https://theestablishment.co/hating-comic-sans-is-ableist-bc4...
There are fonts that were actually designed to be dyslexic-friendly, but they tend to be uglier; Comic Sans is a middle ground that doesn't slow non-dyslexics as much.
Re:Comic Mono
by bryanrasmussen on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @04:59PM
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apparently not as well as other some other fonts that are generally considered less ugly http://dyslexiahelp.umich.edu/sites/default/files/good_fonts...
Re:Comic Mono
by snotrockets on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @05:51PM
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this is not a conclusion of the study you linked to.
Re:Comic Mono
by bryanrasmussen on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @06:20PM
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hmm, you're right I got confused by the reference L. Evett and D. Brown. Text formats and web design for visually impaired and dyslexic readers-clear text for all. Interacting with Computers, 17:453–472, 2005. and took it to mean that they recommended Comic Sans for visually impaired readers with dyslexia as well, but it seems they don't have comic sans in the list of fonts they actually tested.