Re: Seeking feedback on Picayune Footer nit

Subject: Re: Seeking feedback on Picayune Footer nit
From: John Posada <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 12:45:20 -0800 (PST)

My documents have the entire path name in the footer of the
documents.

> here are insisting on leaving the entire pathname of the document
> in the
> footer (as an automatically updated field). I hate it, because of
> its
> variable length. It makes it near impossible to design a clean
> look to my
> documents. Of course, they being clients I have agreed. One
> have tried? Is there a neat design trick I can do so my doc looks
> good all
> the time even if the blankety blank path name pushes the other
> elements
> around?

When I get a document that give me ALL of the information I need, my
first thought is "WHAT A GREAT DOCUMENT!". When I get a document that
looks good, but is missing something that I need, it's a terrible
looking document.

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Current gig ending 4/15
Resume: http://www.tdandw.com/Resume_Posada_022202.doc
mailto:john -at- tdandw -dot- com, 732-259-2874

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Seeking feedback on Picayune Footer nit: From: Wilcox, Rose (ZB5646)

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