[publican-list] RFC: Modified JBoss brand (was Re: RFE for Publican Brands)

[Joshua Wulf]

On 10/13/2010 12:17 PM, Sean Rogers wrote:
> I was unsure about just having the vertical line at first, as I thought it would be too subtle as a cue, but seeing it in action I'm coming around to it.
> 

It's great that it uses a distinct visual cue from the one used by the
programlisting.

Distinct visual cues for distinct information elements facilitates
reader assimilation. The brain has dedicated reflexive systems for
visual cues. In contrast, words need to pass through more expensive
parts of the brain.

More information processing delegated to the reader's semi-automated
visual processing mid-brain equals less tax on the precious cerebral cortex.

We are consistent in mapping our visual vocabulary to information roles;
readers quickly develop filters that optimize processing of our
information.

A rule of thumb: Things should look similar if they are processed
similarly by the reader; otherwise they should look different.


> ----- "Joshua Wulf" <jwulf at redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> | On 10/13/2010 11:30 AM, Misty Stanley-Jones wrote:
> | > 
> | > ----- "Joshua Wulf" <jwulf at redhat.com> wrote:
> | > 
> | >> From: "Joshua Wulf" <jwulf at redhat.com>
> | >> To: "Publican discussions" <publican-list at redhat.com>
> | >> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 11:17:54 AM GMT +10:00 Brisbane
> | >> Subject: Re: [publican-list] RFC: Modified JBoss brand (was Re: RFE
> | for Publican Brands)
> | >>
> | >> When I read messages in Thunderbird with HTML view turned on,
> | >> "responded
> | >> to" text is indicated exactly the same way: with a vertical bar. I
> | >> can,
> | >> and do immediately skip over it (if I am already following the
> | >> thread)
> | >> to get to the reply text.
> | > 
> | > So by that token, you would skip over the examples too.
> | > 
> | 
> | If your conscious mind processes in the first couple of lines that it
> | is
> | irrelevant, your subconscious mind will help you to get to the end of
> | it
> | immediately *with no conscious processing*.
> | 
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