On 2013-Jul-31 6:08 PM, Craig Ede wrote:
Framers,
Is there any way to get an actual broken line rule pattern in
FrameMaker tables?
My human factors guys insist that I do a certain table with dashed
rulings. I know about the Edit button in Custom Ruling and Shading and
that it allows editing of the width and "tone" of the rulings by
choosing Edit Ruling Style. The Pen Patterns percentages of 3, 10, 30,
etc. %, are not what is wanted, since these percentages just affect
how gray the line is and not how "dashed" it is. I know that
FrameMaker's screen representations of the tones look like broken
lines, but they aren't. ["All is illusion"]. In the PDF the percentage
just results in a lighter tone of gray.
Does anyone know if broken line rules are even possible?
Rick Quatro has answered your questions. If it's any help, Sally
Bigwood (trainer and consultant specializing in presenting numeric
information) and Melissa Spore (instructional designer with a special
interest in document design) have this to say in their book, /Presenting
Numbers, Tables, and Charts/ (Oxford U. Press):
"The eye does not need grid lines to follow the layout of a table. The
arrangement of columns and rows create their own order for the reader...
The best tables organize contents for the reader's convenience through
simplicity of layout, clarity of wording, and attention to page
design... The layout should be simple, replacing grid lines with white
space."
Best regards,
--
Stuart Rogers
Technical Communicator
Phoenix Geophysics Limited
3781 Victoria Park Avenue, Unit 3
Toronto, ON, Canada M1W 3K5
+1 (416) 491-7340 x 325
http://www.phoenix-geophysics.com
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