Re: labeled information in bold; labels themselves, not in bold

Subject: Re: labeled information in bold; labels themselves, not in bold
From: Mike Tulloch <mike -at- infoinfocus -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 15:14:34 -0600 (MDT)





On Wed, 13 Jul 2005, diotima wrote:

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> my client seems to prefer the reverse for their web application: information in bold, labels not in bold. i've only ever seen one instance (a crm application) in which information was presented this way, and i must say its effect on me was comparable to seeing the word "green" written in blue.
>
>
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> anyone have any arguments for or against one way or the other?
>

I believe that consulting GUI guidelines will support the "bold label"
school of thought. Java's doesn't explicitly state it, but many examples
favor it.

~M

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