From owner-freebsd-doc Fri Feb 27 19:27:27 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id TAA04226 for freebsd-doc-outgoing; Fri, 27 Feb 1998 19:27:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from allegro.lemis.com (allegro.lemis.com [192.109.197.134]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id TAA04218 for ; Fri, 27 Feb 1998 19:27:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from grog@lemis.com) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (freebie.lemis.com [192.109.197.137]) by allegro.lemis.com (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id NAA04957; Sat, 28 Feb 1998 13:57:18 +1030 (CST) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.8.8/8.8.7) id NAA16034; Sat, 28 Feb 1998 13:21:25 +1030 (CST) (envelope-from grog) Message-ID: <19980228132125.15343@freebie.lemis.com> Date: Sat, 28 Feb 1998 13:21:25 +1030 From: Greg Lehey To: Sean Kelly Cc: FreeBSD Documenters Subject: Re: Graphics in handbook? What do you think? References: <19980227114815.57531@freebie.lemis.com> <34F6E001.D09568D8@plutotech.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.89i In-Reply-To: <34F6E001.D09568D8@plutotech.com>; from Sean Kelly on Fri, Feb 27, 1998 at 08:47:13AM -0700 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Organization: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message