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Date:      Sat, 28 Feb 1998 13:21:25 +1030
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To:        Sean Kelly <kelly@plutotech.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Documenters <doc@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Graphics in handbook?  What do you think?
Message-ID:  <19980228132125.15343@freebie.lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <34F6E001.D09568D8@plutotech.com>; from Sean Kelly on Fri, Feb 27, 1998 at 08:47:13AM -0700
References:  <19980227114815.57531@freebie.lemis.com> <34F6E001.D09568D8@plutotech.com>

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On Fri, 27 February 1998 at  8:47:13 -0700, Sean Kelly wrote:
>> Take a look at http://www.lemis.com/handbook/what-to-download.html and
>> tell me what you think of the idea.  If there are technical problems
>> with putting the screen shots in the handbook, we should discuss them
>> too.
>
> I hope there aren't any technical problems.  Screen shots not only give
> a nice break from text text text but can also be excellent
> instructionally.  (Then again, this is the age of Accessibilty
> Everywhere.)
>
> I think my only critique on that page is in the material shot itself.
> Although I like the way you've configured Communicator (very similar to
> mine), the default configuration is probably more immediately apparent
> to users, especially inexperienced users who are frightened enough by
> the material they can get on the program, much less the various dialog
> boxes and what not it provides.  (And, then again, again, that isn't our
> audience.)

A number of people have made this point about the screen shots.  I
agree with you: they need to be as comforting as possible.  I've made
the changes you (and others) suggested.  Tell me what you think now.

Greg

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