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Subject:Re: "Ripped" borders for screenshots? From:Wayne Douglass <wayned -at- VERITY -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 2 Feb 1999 15:12:46 -0800
Geoff wrote:
>>
>> The easiest way to create a "ripped" border for a portion "ripped"
>> out of a larger screenshot is to use some of the clipart borders
>> available from Imageclub (www.imageclub.com?) and other third-party
>> suppliers.
David M. Brown replied:
>Maybe so, but the *cheapest* way :) is to use the spray tool (in
>Paintbrush or any other paint program) to spray white along the edge you
>want to look "ripped." After a couple of practice runs, you can get a
>pretty convincing effect.
>
This strikes me as an instance of the fallacy of misplaced concreteness.
Why use any "ripped" effect at all? The end user will know that a
particular image is part of a larger screen without these cues.
--Wayne
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