[6624] in www-talk@info.cern.ch
Re: Physical vs. Virtual Content - was Re: Frames & WWW
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Chris Lilley, Computer Graphics Un)
Sun Nov 13 10:11:12 1994
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 1994 15:51:12 +0100
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From: lilley@v5.cgu.mcc.ac.uk (Chris Lilley, Computer Graphics Unit)
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> At 12:42 PM 11/11/94 +0100, Chris Lilley, Computer Graphics Unit wrote:
>> I would also note that,
>> as has been said before, carrying over print media conventions (multi
>> columns, continued on page 88 column 3, etc) to online media is a mistake.
>> Print media have limitations with the size of a printed page, which is
>> typically too wide to have the text all in one column. This is not a problem
>> with online media.
> Assuming that your physical media content will translate easily to online
> media is as reasonable as assuming it would be a simple thing to "translate"
> a novel into a screenplay.
Indeed, I agree fully, although I fail to see more than a tangential
relationship to my original statement. Are you suggesting I said it was simple
to translate print media to online media?
On the contrary, I spoke of an additional complication; that is was unwise to
assume that the best way to lay out online media is exactly the same way as
print media.
--
Chris
