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0 pointsfkyoureadthedoc5mo ago0 comments

> Descenders exist for a reason.

Yeah but I wouldn't just assume it's because they are the optimal solution. Look at architectural handwriting, very clear, no descenders.

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latexr5mo ago

> Look at architectural handwriting, very clear, no descenders.

I just looked it up, and every example I see has descenders in the lowercase letters.

fkyoureadthedocOP5mo ago

technical drawings and notes are almost always all caps

latexr5mo ago

It doesn’t really count as “no descenders” if you’re only using letters which don’t have any to begin with. And all caps is harder to read fluidly, so that also doesn’t support the point.

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dsr_5mo ago

Many styles of architectural handwriting use descenders in the lower case. (Many other styles forbid or disdain the lower case.)

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0 pointsfkyoureadthedoc5mo ago0 comments

> Descenders exist for a reason.

Yeah but I wouldn't just assume it's because they are the optimal solution. Look at architectural handwriting, very clear, no descenders.

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latexr5mo ago

> Look at architectural handwriting, very clear, no descenders.

I just looked it up, and every example I see has descenders in the lowercase letters.

fkyoureadthedocOP5mo ago

technical drawings and notes are almost always all caps

latexr5mo ago

It doesn’t really count as “no descenders” if you’re only using letters which don’t have any to begin with. And all caps is harder to read fluidly, so that also doesn’t support the point.

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dsr_5mo ago

Many styles of architectural handwriting use descenders in the lower case. (Many other styles forbid or disdain the lower case.)

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