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.
Re: Which direction should text be rotated in figures?
Subject:Re: Which direction should text be rotated in figures? From:"Moshe Kruger (AllWrite)" <moshe -dot- kruger -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Debbie Hemstreet <D_Hemstreet -at- rambam -dot- health -dot- gov -dot- il> Date:Mon, 8 Apr 2013 15:20:40 +0300
I think the rule is in keeping with the usage for titles on the spine of
books:
- For LTR languages, it is rotated 90 degrees clockwise.
- For RTL languages, it is rotated 90 degrees anti-clockwise.
On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 3:15 PM, Debbie Hemstreet <
D_Hemstreet -at- rambam -dot- health -dot- gov -dot- il> wrote:
> Wow! Thanks!
>
> Deborah
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: techwr-l-bounces+d_hemstreet=rambam -dot- health -dot- gov -dot- il -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com[mailto:
> techwr-l-bounces+d_hemstreet=rambam -dot- health -dot- gov -dot- il -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On
> Behalf Of jimmy -at- breck-mckye -dot- com
> Sent: Monday, 08 April, 2013 15:12 PM
> To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: Re: Which direction should text be rotated in figures?
>
> According to a paper from the University of Toronto (
>http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~ravin/papers/ecscw2005_textorientation.pdf),
> the readability difference is slight, though shows a slight bias towards
> clockwise rotation.
>
>
>
>
> ************************************************************************************
> This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by
> PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals & computer
> viruses.
>
> ************************************************************************************
>
>
>
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> From our sponsor Doc-to-Help: Want to see a Doc-To-Help web-based Help
> sample with DISQUS for user commenting?
>
> Learn more: http://bit.ly/13xpg5n
>
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as moshe -dot- kruger -at- gmail -dot- com -dot-
>
> To unsubscribe send a blank email to
> techwr-l-leave -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
>
>
> Send administrative questions to admin -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot- Visit
>http://www.techwhirl.com/email-discussion-groups/ for more resources and
> info.
>
> Looking for articles on Technical Communications? Head over to our online
> magazine at http://techwhirl.com
>
> Looking for the archived Techwr-l email discussions? Search our public
> email archives @ http://techwr-l.com/archives
>
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>From our sponsor Doc-to-Help: Want to see a Doc-To-Help web-based Help sample with DISQUS for user commenting?
