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National Boards => General Highway Talk => Traffic Control => Topic started by: AMLNet49 on July 23, 2018, 12:11:56 PM

Title: Horizontally compressed text
Post by: AMLNet49 on July 23, 2018, 12:11:56 PM
Anyone else feel like wide (series E or F) text that is horizontally compressed to series C or D width looks really crisp and sharp? I think it looks better than the actual series C or D in some cases depending on the application
Title: Re: Horizontally compressed text
Post by: Quillz on July 23, 2018, 12:15:29 PM
No. I've never liked it. There's a reason why there are multiple available widths.

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Title: Re: Horizontally compressed text
Post by: NoGoodNamesAvailable on July 23, 2018, 12:27:53 PM
Quote from: Quillz on July 23, 2018, 12:15:29 PM
No. I've never liked it. There's a reason why there are multiple available widths.

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I agree. Looks weird, especially the terminals and spaces.
Title: Re: Horizontally compressed text
Post by: Scott5114 on July 24, 2018, 09:02:18 PM
Quote from: AMLNet49 on July 23, 2018, 12:11:56 PM
Anyone else feel like wide (series E or F) text that is horizontally compressed to series C or D width looks really crisp and sharp? I think it looks better than the actual series C or D in some cases depending on the application

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Title: Re: Horizontally compressed text
Post by: slorydn1 on July 25, 2018, 08:44:52 AM
Quote from: Scott5114 on July 24, 2018, 09:02:18 PM
Quote from: AMLNet49 on July 23, 2018, 12:11:56 PM
Anyone else feel like wide (series E or F) text that is horizontally compressed to series C or D width looks really crisp and sharp? I think it looks better than the actual series C or D in some cases depending on the application

Found the OkDOT employee...

Thank you. Coffee and LCD screens are not a good combination.  :coffee:   :rofl: