Wanted: dashed line for FM table ruling

[Stuart Rogers]

On 2013-Aug-01 12:10 PM, Craig Ede wrote:
>
> I think the problem would be how to automatically size the anchored 
> frame for the vast variety of cells, straddled and otherwise.
>
> My own take on the use of dashed lines from a visual perception aspect 
> is that they will just create a visual buzz that makes it more 
> difficult to see the data. However, lineless tables when tables are 
> wide and type is small can make it confusing to see what lines up with 
> what. The horizontal stripes in light tones would seem to be a 
> rational approach in those cases. Nonetheless, I don't get to decide 
> on this one.
>
>

Another suggestion from the book I mentioned is to help readers follow 
horizontally in wide tables by inserting blank lines periodically -- 
every 6th line, for example. The resulting 5-line groups are easy to 
follow across.  I quite agree that dashed lines would be a distracting 
nuisance.

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Stuart Rogers
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