Re: [boost] Strange font settings on www.boost.org

From: Michael Fawcett (michael.fawcett_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-04-01 13:00:22

On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 12:47 PM, Rene Rivera <grafikrobot_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
>  The standard specifies that the font-family is a preference list. Hence
>  the first font found is used. In the above the "Times New Roman" is a
>  Windows font. On other platforms it should select whatever your
>  preferred "serif" font is. The font choice is intentional in that first
>  the times-new-roman is the best displaying built-in serif font on
>  Windows, hence it will show nicely on peoples screens. Second serif is
>  used in the heading since they are easier to read, and the larger size
>  makes them possible, without going overboard with bold or other
>  enhancements.

Honestly the serif fonts are hard to read at smaller resolutions and
IMHO visually unappealing at any resolution, except when printed.  A
quick Google search shows that web style guides pretty uniformly
recommend:

Web pages:
sans-serif font for headlines
sans-serif or serif font for body text

Web pages meant to be printed (e.g. recipes):
sans-serif font for headlines
serif font for body text

--Michael Fawcett