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Patch symbols with labels attempt

2005-06-10 by Mike Estee

http://www.orbelisk.com/labels.pdf
http://www.orbelisk.com/labels2.pdf (lower contrast labels)

- They're larger (1"x2.75" printed) now, and it looks more cluttered, but 
there are labels, and for some things labels are going to be what the 
doctor ordered. It's all vector graphics anyway, so it can be any size you 
want, the relative proportions are what's important.

- The arrow is just an experiment. I really want outline rendering as 
Scott suggested, but it'll have to wait a little.

- What do you folks think of the style? I chose full names for the knobs, 
and 3 letter abbreviations for everything else (unless it would fit).

- I've done some print testing, and the low contrast labels are quite 
legable on both color & bw printers (too me anyway).

Labeling the 120 drove this particular point home: even with everything 
described I still don't know what the 120 *does* based upon the graphic, 
which sort of illustrates that until one actually tries it, there are some 
aspects of a module one just won't "get" until one plays with it ;)

(And I think this is okay, at least in the scope of what I'm trying to do 
at the moment.)

Anyway, comments?

--mikes

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