# Font options for PDFs clipped by sorter?

**URL:** <https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/font-options-for-pdfs-clipped-by-sorter/79328>\
**Category:** Feedback\
**Tags:** feature-request\
**Created:** [April 13, 2024, 8:32am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/font-options-for-pdfs-clipped-by-sorter/79328 "2024-04-13T08:32:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![jrob](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/jrob/32/31785_2.png) [@jrob](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/jrob)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2024, 5:45am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/font-options-for-pdfs-clipped-by-sorter/79328/10 "2024-04-14T05:45:02Z")

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True, I should have said _readability_ rather than legibility, since the latter is a much broader concept. As @rmschne points out, optotypes like [LogMAR’s](https://web.archive.org/web/20170713163242/http://www.nvri.org.au/pages/first-research-starts-in-1974.html) are designed to _standardize_ legibility for medical testing of visual acuity, _[not](https://journals.lww.com/ijo/Fulltext/2018/66050/Construction_and_validation_of_logMAR_visual.8.aspx)_ enhance it for lexical processing. (The familiar orthography is more of a convenience than anything else—this article about the [PseudoSloan](https://jov.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2783628) font has a good introduction to the history of optotypes and pseudofonts.)

While the old design wisdom that serif typefaces are _more_ legible has been [debunked](http://alexpoole.info/blog/which-are-more-legible-serif-or-sans-serif-typefaces/), they aren’t _less_ legible, either. It seems more relevant for DT3’s users that many—if not most—legal documents, textbooks, newspapers, academic journals, dissertations, novels, etc., are typeset with serifs. Research shows that reading serifs can significantly [improve](https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1072&context=university_honors_program) memory and recall, and that a reader’s [familiarity](https://researchonline.rca.ac.uk/957/1/Sofie_Beier_Typeface_Legibility_2009.pdf) with and subjective opinion of a typeface plays a role in ‘immersive’ reading sessions. These observations suggest to me that DT3 users would benefit from the option to clip PDFs in whichever style they prefer and spend most of their time reading.

If accessibility for users with disabilities is the concern, the [solution](https://universaldesign.ie/about-universal-design/the-7-principles) is a flexible, customizable approach that inconspicuously accommodates a user’s individual preferences. I love the DEVON apps and appreciate all the hard work that goes into them—it’s an indispensable piece of software that I couldn’t do without. But my time spent browsing old threads on this forum has taught me that [sincere](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/dark-mode-for-pdf-docu/57184) feedback about [accessibility](https://www.nngroup.com/articles/dark-mode/) aesthetics is [often](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/change-background-of-pdf-for-dark-mode/48370) dismissed as being [frivolous](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/controls-are-too-dim/51484/3) or in [bad taste](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/forcing-to-dark-mode/55708/2), rather than welcomed as an opportunity to empower users. _(Ever consider that someone might come to this forum to request features that accommodate their disability? 😉 )_

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