TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
>Okay, this one is for all you current and ex-military types out
>there. I'm reading a users guide for a work planning database.
>One of the db fields is called Status, and the values are Red,
>Amber, or Green. My question: Why Amber? What in the blazes
>is wrong with Yellow?
<snip>
Maybe amber is less likely to be misinterpreted? (See the next paragraph.)
But if the choices are red, green, and whatever the other color is, I don't
see how anyone could confuse them, especially since the miliary screens for
color blind people. Maybe I'd understand it if I had been in the military.
It makes me crazy that the line in the center of the road is called
"yellow." It's a lot more like orange, in my opinion, not at all the color
of a ripe banana.
Happy late Friday night!
Regards,
Bob
---
Robert Whitsitt (bob -dot- whitsitt -at- teachersoft -dot- com)
Member: Society for Technical Communication
