[extropy-chat] More good stuff from Michael Crichton

[Mike Lorrey]

--- "Robert J. Bradbury" <bradbury at aeiveos.com> wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 5 Jan 2004, Alfio Puglisi wrote:
> 
> > I hate
> > reading
> > those
> > narrow
> > columns.
> [snip]
> 
> Alfio, I believe that it has been shown that humans
> either read faster and/or have better comprehension with
> narrow columns -- perhaps having to do with the fact
> that the eye may be able to read narrow columns without
> scanning while longer columns require scanning and
> a retrace time to get to the start of the next line
> (like electron guns in TVs).

Yes, but you have to structure the text so that
 they are organized in continguous phrases.

Chopped phrases take more time to read than scanning
because you have to double back and forth
to establish context.


=====
Mike Lorrey
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                                       - Mike Lorrey
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