replacing text with visuals (was: introducing steps - translation issues)

Subject: replacing text with visuals (was: introducing steps - translation issues)
From: Milan Davidović <milan -dot- lists -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:45:34 -0400

On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 10:38 AM, Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> wrote:
> The issue is not one of difficulty.  They usually charge by the word, if not
> for the actual translation, then for the DTP.

This might make the increased use of non-textual, graphical material
more attractive -- and that could lead to a different set of problems.
Does anyone recall anything from the list archives on this? Or does
anyone have any (new) observations or stories to share on the issues
of moving to a more visual, non-textual mode of explanation?

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