I believe that tablet PCs with touch screen (to underline text) will
increase this ability to read large documents on a computer.
On 6/1/06, Michael Kedzierski <waikurosu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 6/2/06, Davison Avery <doobie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Is it a fair statement that we typically read more than we
> > interact/type with our computers?
> >
> > One of the problems I find is that most people do not find it
> > pleasurable to read documents and papers on the computer screen. We
> > can't just blame this on the angle of the screen, or white
> > backgrounds. I think that a simpler navigation system would make such
> > an interface much more pleasurable and efficient to use.
>
> I used to find it not pleasurable to read documents on my screen until
> I got an LCD, now I find it quite nice. I also find tilting it by 90
> degrees helps a lot (it's a widescreen).
>
> Also, the wider the document is, the harder it is to read. The problem
> is further made worse by many web pages where the text fills the
> screen up to the sides which makes it much harder to read.
>
> This is also why word processors have huge margins by default (and
> ironically the first thing most people do is reduce the margin size
> making their documents less readable).
>
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