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0 pointslatexr7mo ago0 comments

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

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

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technical drawings and notes are almost always all caps

latexrOP7mo 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.

fkyoureadthedoc7mo ago

Yes, they've specifically chosen to avoid ascenders/descenders for clarity and uniform spacing. I don't see how that's not relevant.

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fkyoureadthedoc7mo ago

technical drawings and notes are almost always all caps

latexrOP7mo 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.

fkyoureadthedoc7mo ago

Yes, they've specifically chosen to avoid ascenders/descenders for clarity and uniform spacing. I don't see how that's not relevant.

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