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François Pinard <pinard@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

> Let's take the simultaneous left-right justification.  It has been
> demonstrated that for fixed width fonts, it hurts legibility and
> decreases reading speed.

Does somebody have more info about this?  I've heard the claim that
justification decreased legibility of texts written in fixed-width
fonts many time, but I've never seen an explanation on why that is so,
or a reference to research.

(Note that I am not disputing the claim -- in fact, I agree with it.
I'm just wondering about the underlying mechanisms involved.)