TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:Re: dialog versus dialog box revisited From:Kevin McLauchlan <kevinmcl -at- magma -dot- ca> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 27 Jan 2003 20:34:13 -0500
On Monday 27 January 2003 15:01, Jan Henning wrote:
> > What would be the subtle-yet-effective
> > approach, there?
>
> Have you investigated using a light gray
> background for 'special' text (like code
> samples)?
Yes, I have.
It diminishes readability of smaller fonts. The small fonts
being necessary to get all the text in the same lines as
they appear onscreen...
My stuff is distributed as PDF and as Docutech or in-house
laser-printed books. The background can be a problem
for some readers, onscreen, though it looks nice and crisp
on paper.
I also tried using a pale yellow, instead of grey. That one
is acceptable onscreen, and on some printers, but
totally disappears when printed on other printers.
/kevin
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
A new book on Single Sourcing has been released by William Andrew
Publishing: _Single Sourcing: Building Modular Documentation_
is now available at: http://www.williamandrew.com/titles/1491.html.
Help Authoring Seminar 2003, coming soon to a city near you! Attend this
educational and affordable one-day seminar covering existing and emerging
trends in Help authoring technology. See http://www.ehelp.com/techwr-l2.
---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as:
archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot- Visit http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.
