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Subject:RE: Technical miscommunication From:BMcClain -at- centura -dot- com To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com Date:Thu, 12 Oct 2000 10:12:53 -0400
To say nothing of color-blindness. I'd have also used basic shapes (circle,
square, triangle) to differentiate.
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From: David Downing [mailto:DavidDowning -at- users -dot- com]
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 10:08 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: Technical miscommunication
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This seems to speak to the issue of using colors to convey messages, which I
know has been discussed here before. Along with all the other problems, you
run the risk of getting people confused between color for decorative
purposes and color for informational purposes.
