Wanted: dashed line for FM table ruling

[Stuart Rogers]

On 2013-Jul-31 6:08 PM, Craig Ede wrote:
>
> Framers,
>
> Is there any way to get an actual broken line rule pattern in 
> FrameMaker tables?
>
> My human factors guys insist that I do a certain table with dashed 
> rulings. I know about the Edit button in Custom Ruling and Shading and 
> that it allows editing of the width and "tone" of the rulings by 
> choosing Edit Ruling Style. The Pen Patterns percentages of 3, 10, 30, 
> etc. %, are not what is wanted, since these percentages just affect 
> how gray the line is and not how "dashed" it is. I know that 
> FrameMaker's screen representations of the tones look like broken 
> lines, but they aren't. ["All is illusion"]. In the PDF the percentage 
> just results in a lighter tone of gray.
>
> Does anyone know if broken line rules are even possible?
>
>

Rick Quatro has answered your questions.  If it's any help, Sally 
Bigwood (trainer and consultant specializing in presenting numeric 
information) and Melissa Spore (instructional designer with a special 
interest in document design) have this to say in their book, /Presenting 
Numbers, Tables, and Charts/ (Oxford U. Press):

"The eye does not need grid lines to follow the layout of a table. The 
arrangement of columns and rows create their own order for the reader... 
The best tables organize contents for the reader's convenience through 
simplicity of layout, clarity of wording, and attention to page 
design... The layout should be simple, replacing grid lines with white 
space."

Best regards,

-- 
Stuart Rogers
Technical Communicator
Phoenix Geophysics Limited
3781 Victoria Park Avenue, Unit 3
Toronto, ON, Canada  M1W 3K5
+1 (416) 491-7340 x 325

http://www.phoenix-geophysics.com

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