Which font(s) do you use to notice tiny, hard-to-find typos? Autor de la hebra: Elisa Bottazzi
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Sometimes (especially when I am tired) it is hard for me to detect small "typos", the ones that your spell checker does not detect as they are in fact correct words. For instance, an "a" placed instead of an "e", an "l" instead of an "i", an "o" instead of an "a", and so on. Depending on the font, some letters can be visually very similar, therefore typos are harder to detect. I would like to ask if you managed to find a kind of font that makes it easier to spot these ... See more Sometimes (especially when I am tired) it is hard for me to detect small "typos", the ones that your spell checker does not detect as they are in fact correct words. For instance, an "a" placed instead of an "e", an "l" instead of an "i", an "o" instead of an "a", and so on. Depending on the font, some letters can be visually very similar, therefore typos are harder to detect. I would like to ask if you managed to find a kind of font that makes it easier to spot these kinds of mistakes - a font featuring unmistakable letters "a", "o", "e", etc.? Thanks a lot! ▲ Collapse | | | Nikita Kobrin Lituania Local time: 16:06 Miembro 2010 inglés al ruso + ... | Not what you asked but ... | Nov 15, 2021 |
Elisa Bottazzi wrote: Sometimes (especially when I am tired) it is hard for me to detect small "typos", the ones that your spell checker does not detect as they are in fact correct words. For instance, an "a" placed instead of an "e", an "l" instead of an "i", an "o" instead of an "a", and so on. Depending on the font, some letters can be visually very similar, therefore typos are harder to detect. I would like to ask if you managed to find a kind of font that makes it easier to spot these kinds of mistakes - a font featuring unmistakable letters "a", "o", "e", etc.? Thanks a lot! ... using the read aloud function can be good for finding typos that your eyes easily skip over when reading the text normally. I've never tried changing the font. | | |
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MollyRose Estados Unidos Local time: 08:06 inglés al español + ...
Thanks to what Nikita Kobrin wrote, I changed my MemoQ font to Verbana, and it is a lot easier to read on the screen! I had chosen something before, trying to keep it sans serif, but this makes quite a difference. Thanks. | | | Elisa Bottazzi Italia Local time: 15:06 inglés al italiano + ... PERSONA QUE INICIÓ LA HEBRA
Dear colleagues, thank you all for your precious suggestions, especially to Samuel – the images you posted are great. I will try the fonts you all linked/suggested! Regarding the read aloud function, I do not think this is an option for me instead, because I feel like it is slower and there could be also distracting mispronunciations. | | | Adieu ucraniano al inglés + ... Capital i, lowercase L, and 1 should be as distinct as possible | Nov 16, 2021 |
At least for latin scripts. | | | Adieu ucraniano al inglés + ... European to European language rates | Nov 16, 2021 |
...must still be very, very nice. Read aloud? Ain't nobody got time for that (c) At least not for technical jobs in Slavic languages. Rachel Waddington wrote: Elisa Bottazzi wrote: Sometimes (especially when I am tired) it is hard for me to detect small "typos", the ones that your spell checker does not detect as they are in fact correct words. For instance, an "a" placed instead of an "e", an "l" instead of an "i", an "o" instead of an "a", and so on. Depending on the font, some letters can be visually very similar, therefore typos are harder to detect. I would like to ask if you managed to find a kind of font that makes it easier to spot these kinds of mistakes - a font featuring unmistakable letters "a", "o", "e", etc.? Thanks a lot! ... using the read aloud function can be good for finding typos that your eyes easily skip over when reading the text normally. I've never tried changing the font.
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Kay Denney Francia Local time: 15:06 francés al inglés
Adieu wrote: European to European language rates...must still be very, very nice. Read aloud? Ain't nobody got time for that (c) At least not for technical jobs in Slavic languages. If you're producing a text that needs to flow well, that may be used as a script for a recording, I'd say this would be a pretty good way of doing a final proofread. This probably isn't going to be the case for technical jobs, but I regularly translate song lyrics and scripts, so this is a very useful tip for me! | | | Tjasa Kuerpick Eslovenia Local time: 15:06 Miembro 2006 esloveno al alemán + ... Some that show the letters clearly | Nov 24, 2021 |
I prefer Cousine - my favourite Here are some that show the letters more clearly | | | Allways monospaced fonts. | Dec 7, 2021 |
They force you to read exactly what is written, not what you think is written. Some monospaced fonts look ugly at first glance (like Courier, Monaco or Consolas). And they don't seem to read smoothly. But some of them are great, like my favourite: Source Code Pro: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Source%20Code%20Pro I use it for all plain... See more They force you to read exactly what is written, not what you think is written. Some monospaced fonts look ugly at first glance (like Courier, Monaco or Consolas). And they don't seem to read smoothly. But some of them are great, like my favourite: Source Code Pro: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Source%20Code%20Pro I use it for all plain text-based work: software coding, web design, notes and MemoQ. ▲ Collapse | | | To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request » Which font(s) do you use to notice tiny, hard-to-find typos? Anycount & Translation Office 3000 | Translation Office 3000
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