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RE: labeled information in bold; labels themselves, not in bold
Subject:RE: labeled information in bold; labels themselves, not in bold From:"Neumann, Eileen" <ENeuman -at- franklintempleton -dot- ca> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 14 Jul 2005 14:20:41 -0400
I guess I'd want to know what the client's reasoning for their preference is. If they haven't thought about it, you could jump in with a phrase about standard practices...
I've only seen labels treated the way you describe (bolded).
Cheers,
Eileen Neumann
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From: bounce-techwr-l-177285 -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com [mailto:bounce-techwr-l-177285 -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf Of diotima
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Subject: labeled information in bold; labels themselves, not in bold
all,
i am accustomed to seeing information such as...
Name: Joe Bla
UserID: Bla bla
Password: blaaah
Company: Bla Bla Inc.
(etc.)
...presented with the labels (Name:) in bold and the labled information (Joe Bla) not in bold.
my client seems to prefer the reverse for their web application: information in bold, labels not in bold. i've only ever seen one instance (a crm application) in which information was presented this way, and i must say its effect on me was comparable to seeing the word "green" written in blue.
anyone have any arguments for or against one way or the other?
-diotima
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