[comp.sys.sun] Contents would be MUCH easier to read if it weren't centered

ted@cs.brown.edu (02/10/90)

I've always had trouble scanning the table of contents of the sun-spots
digests.  Today I realized why:  each line is centered.  This makes the
contents difficult to scan for topics of interest/disinterest.  I realize
one request can't dictate to the whole list, but if there aren't any
counter requests nor good reasons for centering each line, the human
factors literature says left justified text is easier to read.  I expect
if the task isn't reading but scanning, left justified text wins even
bigger.

Ed's Reply: Okay, I'm pretty neutral on this one, so I'll put it up to a
popular opinion survey, send me your opinion one way or the other as to
left justification vs. centered titles. If opinion favors left justified,
then I'll change the format of the digests (note: this doesn't affect
the Usenet comp.sys.sun distribution, just the digest). -bdg.