Frogleg > wrote in
:

> On Tue, 03 Feb 2004 13:41:46 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>>Frogleg > wrote
>>>
>>>>> Sharon and Ernest in Florida > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> > I DO NOT MEAN TO BE RUDE BUT I AM LEGALLY BLIND AND HAVE TO TYPE
>>>>> > IN CAPS TO SEE IT. SO NOT ALL OF US DO IT TO BE RUDE SOME JUST
>>>>> > HAVE TO
>>>
>>> This doesn't seem to make sense. Mixed case text is *easier* to read
>>> than all caps. Even WebTV has an option for large-size font(s).
>>>
>>It may defy your logic, but I know of at least two other newsgroups
>>where several people with low vision post in all caps and have stated
>>that they can clearly (no pun intended) read it better when typing.
>>At least two of the posters have included their reason in their sig.
>>Who are we to judge, that is, until we also have low vision.
>
> That's why I wrote "seem to," Wayne. My vision is poor but
> correctable, except that not even swapping between reading and driving
> lenses suits all situations. I find reading all caps a great deal more
> difficult than mixed-case. The normal recognition of many words is,
> for me, *aided* by the shape of "I do not mean" rather than
> deciphering "I DO NOT MEAN" letter by letter.
>

I totally understand, however, it may be entirely different for the OP.
My vision is entirely correctable, but one of the applications I use at
work is rather old and runs on UNIX. All caps is de rigueur. I actually
find it easier to read and work with in that situation.

Wayne