RE: "usable" screen captures

["Sean Brierley" <sbrierley -at- Accu-Time -dot- com>]

Screen captures with callouts appeal to a certain kind of reader. Should
we not do them because it's more difficult?

Cheers,

Sean


-----Original Message-----
From: techwr-l-bounces+sbrierley=accu-time -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
[mailto:techwr-l-bounces+sbrierley=accu-time -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On
Behalf Of Cardimon, Craig
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 10:47 AM
To: Leonard C. Porrello
Cc: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: RE: "usable" screen captures


Thanks for replying. I understand your reasoning. 

It is a drag, though. Callouts are eye-catching. They look cool.

But in the long run, not doing callouts is easier.

Craig


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Leonard C. Porrello [mailto:Leonard -dot- Porrello -at- SoleraTec -dot- com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 10:40 AM
> To: Cardimon, Craig
> Cc: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com; john -at- garisons -dot- com
> Subject: RE: "usable" screen captures
> 
> Using callouts, graphical and textual, increases maintenance costs.
With
> graphics callouts (in step by step sections, for example), you often 
> have to swap out several screenshots when a dialog changes. With text 
> call-outs (like the ones illustrated in this thread), you have to 
> capture a new screenshot and redraw (or at least remap) all of your 
> callouts when a dialog changes. In contrast, without call-outs you can

> just capture a new screen shot and be done with it.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

ComponentOne Doc-To-Help gives you everything you need to author and 
publish quality Help, Web, and print content. Perfect for technical 
authors, developers, and policy writers. Download a FREE trial.
http://www.componentone.com/DocToHelp/

True single source, conditional content, PDF export, modular help.
Help & Manual is the most powerful authoring tool for technical
documentation. Boost your productivity! http://www.helpandmanual.com

---
You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as archive -at- web -dot- techwr-l -dot- com -dot- 

To unsubscribe send a blank email to 
techwr-l-unsubscribe -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
or visit http://lists.techwr-l.com/mailman/options/techwr-l/archive%40web.techwr-l.com


To subscribe, send a blank email to techwr-l-join -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com

Send administrative questions to admin -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot-  Visit
http://www.techwr-l.com/ for more resources and info.