reading TBoS online - how to do it

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May 23, 2025, 8:19:27 PM5/23/25
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As you probably know TBoS has been available online for some time as 
a series of embedded jpg files in HTML.  This provoked a complaint from one
person that he found it difficult to read.   There is a slight fuzziness which
is wearing.  I put these pages up for people to preview the book before buying
and to have a fast online reference. 

But I do sympathise.  I have just found out that a large part of the trouble is that
the standard 100% magnification actually overzooms the text and makes it fuzzy.
I reduced the magnification to 67% and then chose Full Screen on the browser menu.

The result is that the text page then shrinks to the size it is in the hardcopy (actually
a little larger) and the resolution is fine.  In fact I'd say it is actually easier to read than the
hardcopy!  I performed this experiment under Edge and Chrome with the same results.

I'm revamping the site over the next weeks and I'll put a note on the index page to TBoS for the optimum settings for extended reading.   

Mark
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