Carl Lowenstein wrote: > On 9/22/06, James G. Sack (jim) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Stewart Stremler wrote: >> > begin quoting Barry Gershenfeld as of Fri, Sep 22, 2006 at >> 11:37:41AM -0700: >> >>> Q? How about a nice ascii bar-chart? >> >> I have considered this. Especially if the alternative is >> "nothing". Could >> >> be tricky in html, though :-) >> >> >> > >> > I thought bar-charts in html were really rather simple. >> > >> >> Yes they are. >> >> Here's some words on it >> http://www.wpdfd.com/editorial/wpd0104review.htm > > Excellent examples of chartjunk. Effort expended to make drop > shadows, cylindrical-looking bars, waffle bars. None of this helps in > understanding the data, just in entertaining the PHBs. >
Did _I_ post that link? I agree with your comments .. guess I didn't look too carefully at it (maybe I only glanced at the first illustration). Anyway, my apologies for the garbage, ..jim -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-lpsg
