Re: Silly but important to me - another twist

[Greg Holmes <greg -dot- holmes -at- gmail -dot- com>]

dmbrown wrote:

>One problem with this approach is that it's
>impossible to tell at a glance whether a given
>note is associated with the step it follows or
>the step it proceeds:
>
>  1.  Do this.
>
>      Note:  Something unimportant about step 1.
>
>  2.  Do that.
>
>      Note:  Something important about step 3.
>
>  3.  Do the other.

>Most people will tend to read the steps and ignore
>everything else.

Well sure, *if* you vertically space it evenly like
that, it would be impossible!

=================
1.  Do this.
    Note:  Something unimportant about step 1.


2.  Do that.
    

{in red}Warning{big icon}:  Step 3 should only be performed by trained
monkeys!{end in red}
3.  Do the other.

=================

Surely the above is clear?

>Of course, getting people to *read* the information
>we provide is a different discussion altogether.

No argument there ...

Greg Holmes

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