on Fri Jul 13 2007, "Paul A Bristow" <pbristow-AT-hetp.u-net.com> wrote:
>>* long lines pose well-known and proven readability hurdles >> (http://psychology.wichita.edu/surl/usabilitynews/42/text_length.htm) > > I very much doubt if this is relevant when there are so many inserts > of code snippets, pictures & tables as is universal in Boost docs. Doubt all you want. It's relevant for me every time I look at a page of Boost documentation. >>If you don't consider long lines to be a problem, then our current >>solution -- and that used by many sites -- is a reasonable one: just >>spread text to the edges of the available space and tell people to >>adjust their browser's width to make it legible. > > Fine IMO - and I've spent some time viewing (html and pdf) > documentation recently ;-) > > I think Keep It Simple Sirs applies here. Maybe that's the best we can do, but I don't have to like it ;-) -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting http://www.boost-consulting.com The Astoria Seminar ==> http://www.astoriaseminar.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Boost-docs mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe and other administrative requests: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/boost-docs
