Re: dialog versus dialog box revisited

Subject: Re: dialog versus dialog box revisited
From: Jan Henning <henning -at- r-l -dot- de>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 21:01:14 +0100


What if my layout gives me room for 8 average words per line,
and then I need to insert a couple of lines of sample code
or text-screen dialog, each of which is about 17 words?
And then a little later in that chapter, I have a paragraph
of introductory text, followed by 14 pages of monospaced
sample code, followed by a three-line paragraph of ordinary
text, followed by another ten pages of sample code.

What would be the subtle-yet-effective approach, there?

Have you investigated using a light gray background for 'special' text (like code samples)?

Regards
Jan Henning

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