Re: Online help and topic color choices

[William Swallow <WSWALLOW -at- COMMSOFT -dot- NET>]

Know Your audience. If they are using monochrome, design for it. You know
best (or should) what your audience is running.

Bill Swallow
Technical Writer
Billing Concepts
Albany NY
(518) 433-7698
mailto:william -dot- swallow -at- billingconcepts -dot- com
http://www.billingconcepts.com


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Melonie Holliman [SMTP:melonie -dot- holliman -at- TXEXMTA4 -dot- AMD -dot- COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 11:25 AM
> To:   TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject:      Re: Online help and topic color choices
>
> Howdy,
>
> I agree with this to a certain extent, however, I think it can be taken
> too
> far.
> If only 5% of my audience uses 256 color, why would I design for 256
> color?
>
> I take the attitude: design for the majority of your audience while making
> sure
> it is usable to the lowest common denominator. So, I design where the guys
> with monochrome monitors can read it, but they are not going to get the
> "pretty" effects.
>
> I'm interested in what you web designers do. Do you design to the
> "websafe"
> palette? If so, how do you work around the limitations?
>
> Melonie R. Holliman
> Technical Writer
> CPD Marketing
> Advanced Micro Devices
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jarnopol [SMTP:jarnopol -at- INTERACCESS -dot- COM]
> >
> > Always design for the lowest common denominator.  While it's highly
> > unlikely
> > that laptop manufacturers are making monochrome lcd displays anymore, it
> > IS
> > likely that some on your users may have older machines.  Design your
> help
> > interface with those users in mind.
> >
> >
>
>
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