donating

[David Reiser]

On Jun 23, 2004, at 9:31 AM, Derek Atkins wrote:

> Scott176 <scott at multiline.com.au> writes:
>
>> I'd like to see a link direct into main menu and on the how-to-help 
>> page. It'd
>> be great if there was a "donate to Gnucash" icon to go with it too.
>
> Ok, I'll bite.  Why is an icon any better than a text link?

How 'bout for nearly all the reasons that the vast majority of web 
pages are no longer text only? Well designed icons provide visual 
variety and an easy way to anchor attention to a location. Taken to 
excess, they create clutter and confusion. I think we've been trained 
(over a much longer period than the life of the web) to accept a larger 
icon as being distinctive without being garish than we accept 
emphasized text in large sizes when mixed with regular text.

> Either one would take you to the SF donation page, where you
> need to click yet another link/icon to donate...
>

Yeah, that need for another click is a real pain...

> -derek

Dave

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