Re:Silvrback is now open to everyone – high-quality, Markdow...
by nilliams on Monday October 07, 2013 @05:59PM
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>> I believe 1.2 is normal
It's the default in browsers and what the 'normal' keyword means yes, but I don't think it's a good default, any more than the default font-size is. I think 1.5 is a pretty common recommendation in the world of typography. I don't really have any good references to back that up, but if you Google '1.5 line height best practice' there's some reading to be had (realise that's a highly scientific approach)!
>> I feel like I'm reading a children's book with 2 sentences per page.
Is that a problem? Perhaps they got it right with children's books. :) Is it comfortable on your eyes?
It's the default in browsers and what the 'normal' keyword means yes, but I don't think it's a good default, any more than the default font-size is. I think 1.5 is a pretty common recommendation in the world of typography. I don't really have any good references to back that up, but if you Google '1.5 line height best practice' there's some reading to be had (realise that's a highly scientific approach)!
>> I feel like I'm reading a children's book with 2 sentences per page.
Is that a problem? Perhaps they got it right with children's books. :) Is it comfortable on your eyes?