Dragaera

Issola

Thu Feb 19 06:44:14 PST 2004

>Ugh. Not all caps; that would not be 
>Lady Teldra, but some member of the 
>ousted Nigerian government.
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>Teldra is just as likely to be rude,  
>antagonistic, nasty or vicious as any 
>Orca tough... 
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>Isn't all psychic conversation in 
>italics in these books?
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>Nah.  All caps is Death.  Or maybe BIFF.
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>No, no, no. UPPERCASE LOOKS LIKE SHOUTING.
>Teldra would need a different font, 
>more elegant than the usual font of
>the book. I'm fond of Palatino, myself. 
>Or perhaps the lovely font used
>in ... gotta dig out the books ... LOCB?
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>How about Optima font using small caps? 
>That would be truly elegant...
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Yes, Caps is kind of dumb.  I was trying to 
think of some way to not have to change 
fonts mid-text though.  I think that could 
complicate printing.  But Palatino is nice. 
Unfortunately I cannot find Optima on my 
computer.  Italics is nice for mental 
communication because you get the 
subtle _emphasis_ that goes along with it, 
like its in your head.  
(I think somebody used parentheses once, 
maybe Stephen King.  Tommyknockers?)
(_How about both?_)
She would need flexibility with elegance. 


>Ah, but we have not yet seen conversation 
>with a Great Weapon...and a foolish 
>consistency is the hobgoblin of small 
>minds...

Which is why we should leave it to the boss.
:-)

Ken





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