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I don't find the shadow effect very effective. Most user's reactions is
that something is "wrong" with the figure...it's too dark, etc.
The tear effect is useful when you want to show the beginning (including
report headings or table headings) end of a long report or table (which
might occur within the app and include totals), and the middle is just
data that is not meaningful. I've never gotten grief for using that in
the interest of saving space.
My 1.32 cents (after taxes)
Robert J. Landry
Senior Technical Writer
Rapt Inc.
415-932-2687 (office)
robert -dot- landry -at- rapt -dot- com
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Subject: RE: Screen Captures with Stamps and Shadows
Roger Bell wrote:
Since stamps and shadows add no
useful information to the user, we were going for the "way cool" effect.
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When in doubt, KIS Sweetie. Any time I have _ever_ tried to be cool or
creative in my technical documentation some dang grump has found
something
at which to take severe offense. I save those creative urges for
writing
done outside of company time (for which I can incidentally claim
copyright
and occasionally rewarding payments).
In all seriousness, the purpose and scope of technical communication is
to
accurately convey information. No bells, whistles, creativity, or other
distractions. Sigh.
Dori Green
Technical Writer, QMS Project
Associated Brands, Inc.
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