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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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