At 03:38 PM 1/30/2003 -0500, André Milton wrote:
they complain about the fact that it doesn't properly display the width of the final output. They edit large blocks of texts but when they click preview, it suddenly gets squeezed into a narrow column and then scrolls for several pages on end. To them, knowing where the line wraps is important. They almost base their content's structure on it.OK, time to play devil's advocate. One thing I notice both "sales guys" and newspaper copy editors have in common is that they have to get the gist of the article across in the 1st paragraph or two. Sales guys are in a constant battle with short attention spans (of the prospect). I notice longer newspaper stories on pages 1-3 usually want to get the basics of the story across before the dreaded "continued on page D-49".
On the web, this all translates to "it must be visible w/out scrolling". In very real terms, the format does dictate the content. This is neither good or bad. It is just a fact. Anyway, separation of content and presentation is a guideline, not a rule.
take it easy,
Charles Reitzel
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