What does the electronics and robotics crowd want!? - Electronic Circuits Projects Diagrams Free

ikalogic · 8th May 2008, 11:45 AM

Hello there..

As part of my continuous efforts to present to electronics and robotics visitors the best on my website, I am considering a new simple question, and i really some honest answers.

Do you - electronics surfers - want to long 10/15 pages of detailed text and pictures about some subject/project/tutorial, or do they prefer short sentences with a lot of pictures?

rjvh · 8th May 2008, 12:01 PM

i think it depents on the topic

as it comes to build robots a picture can tell more than thousants words

how to build the electronic/mechanical interfaces

as it comes to component/circuit discription /working the thousand words are more valuable

i tend to be more to the reading part and the deeper educational part but if you asked me 15 years ago it was different as my knowledge whas lesser than now

Robert-Jan

ericgibbs · 8th May 2008, 12:58 PM

hi ikalogic.
I prefer a site to have a fast opening page.

Simple descriptive headings with links to more detailed text.

When on the 'detailed' text pages I like the option to view full/detail pictures or not by clicking on a thumbnail pic.

I find it irritating to have to scroll down past glossy pics to get the next section of text..

ikalogic · 8th May 2008, 01:49 PM

So i can see that detailed text is required, no need to reduce the amount of text in my website articles, right?

**Krumlink** · 8th May 2008, 02:07 PM

I actually like both, lots of text to explain the lots of pictures

I really like it when there is a lot of pictures to back up and show examples of what the text is explaining. It really helps. 123 Robotic's experiements for the evil genius is a epic fail. tons of text, and hardly any pictures. It is horrible. We need both.

ikalogic · 8th May 2008, 02:24 PM

Okay then, so keep the text, and add pictures! sound so simple that i should have figured it out on my own...

dknguyen · 9th May 2008, 05:48 AM

I prefer lots of text explaining how the darn thing works so I can use the PRINCIPLES to remake a version of my own that is to my liking. Pictures are great, but I'd sacrifice a bunch of useless simple pictures for some obscure text to explain the important pictures more. Anything "visual" that is convoluted to describe should be a picture. But how it works and everything else should be text.

Like describing someone what a anti-parallel connection is to someone who knows nothing about electronics is best done in a picture.

**Krumlink** · 11th May 2008, 12:53 AM

but with few or no pictures it can be hard to visualize. Why not both?

ikalogic · 11th May 2008, 02:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krumlink

but with few or no pictures it can be hard to visualize. Why not both?

yes i agree, and here one of my last articles, i tried to change my approach with regard to the quantity of text. i tried to write less but more straight forward explanations, with a better balanced visual/textual content.

http://www.ikalogic.com/freq_meter_2.php

dknguyen · 11th May 2008, 03:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krumlink

but with few or no pictures it can be hard to visualize. Why not both?

Takes more work and everyone is lazy.

**Krumlink** · 11th May 2008, 03:55 AM

Would you rather read 10 pages of text and no pictures?

dknguyen · 11th May 2008, 04:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krumlink

Would you rather read 10 pages of text and no pictures?

Yeah, if schematics are not among the pictures.

killivolt · 11th May 2008, 02:55 PM

What ever happened to the phrase (Picture is worth a thousand words?) Sometime text can be so lengthy it becomes a bore. Somethings that are well done and take time. But others are not worth doing like (Windows Vista,Millennium,Etc)

Unless it is intuitive and maybe a spawns to an idea for something else. Which the Idea itself lays dormant and un-known in the readers thoughts (Until Spawned by the writer) which was also un-known to the writer and his intention.

dknguyen · 11th May 2008, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by killivolt

What ever happened to the phrase (Picture is worth a thousand words?) Sometime text can be so lengthy it becomes a bore. Somethings that are well done and take time. But others are not worth doing like (Windows Vista,Millennium,Etc)

Unless it is intuitive and maybe a spawns to an idea for something else. Which the Idea itself lays dormant and un-known in the readers thoughts (Until Spawned by the writer) which was also un-known to the writer and his intention.

Sometimes the picture doesn't give enough theory behind how the thing works for you to build your own. I wouldn't say I
"prefer" more text than pictures, but it seems that on the net, there is an imbalance towards pictures rather than good text, so prefer the thing that I cannot find.

**Krumlink** · 14th May 2008, 03:39 AM

What I am trying to get across is both, not just one or the other. I would prefer both, as in lots of pictures and lots of text.

View Poll Results: So, what is the most apealing for you?
Detailed text and some pictures and schematic	11	68.75%
Lot of pictures and some text?	5	31.25%
Voters: 16. You may not vote on this poll

8th May 2008, 11:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
ikalogic Experienced Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: eg Posts: 532	What does the electronics and robotics crowd want!? Hello there.. As part of my continuous efforts to present to electronics and robotics visitors the best on my website, I am considering a new simple question, and i really some honest answers. Do you - electronics surfers - want to long 10/15 pages of detailed text and pictures about some subject/project/tutorial, or do they prefer short sentences with a lot of pictures? __________________ Ibrahim Kamal check my electronics and robotics page: http://www.ikalogic.com/

8th May 2008, 12:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
rjvh Experienced Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: cambodia Posts: 334	i think it depents on the topic as it comes to build robots a picture can tell more than thousants words how to build the electronic/mechanical interfaces as it comes to component/circuit discription /working the thousand words are more valuable i tend to be more to the reading part and the deeper educational part but if you asked me 15 years ago it was different as my knowledge whas lesser than now Robert-Jan Last edited by rjvh; 9th May 2008 at 04:20 AM.

8th May 2008, 12:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
ericgibbs Experienced Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: U.K. Posts: 3,844	hi ikalogic. I prefer a site to have a fast opening page. Simple descriptive headings with links to more detailed text. When on the 'detailed' text pages I like the option to view full/detail pictures or not by clicking on a thumbnail pic. I find it irritating to have to scroll down past glossy pics to get the next section of text.. __________________ Eric "Good enough is Perfect" PIC tutorials: Nigel's site: http://www.winpicprog.co.uk/ Gramo's site: http://www.digital-diy.net/

8th May 2008, 01:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
ikalogic Experienced Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: eg Posts: 532	So i can see that detailed text is required, no need to reduce the amount of text in my website articles, right? __________________ Ibrahim Kamal check my electronics and robotics page: http://www.ikalogic.com/

8th May 2008, 02:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
Krumlink Moderator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 1,536	I actually like both, lots of text to explain the lots of pictures I really like it when there is a lot of pictures to back up and show examples of what the text is explaining. It really helps. 123 Robotic's experiements for the evil genius is a epic fail. tons of text, and hardly any pictures. It is horrible. We need both. __________________ Visit my website! http://www.freewebs.com/electronic-hobbyist

8th May 2008, 02:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
ikalogic Experienced Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: eg Posts: 532	Okay then, so keep the text, and add pictures! sound so simple that i should have figured it out on my own... __________________ Ibrahim Kamal check my electronics and robotics page: http://www.ikalogic.com/

9th May 2008, 05:48 AM	#7 (permalink)
dknguyen Experienced Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,788	I prefer lots of text explaining how the darn thing works so I can use the PRINCIPLES to remake a version of my own that is to my liking. Pictures are great, but I'd sacrifice a bunch of useless simple pictures for some obscure text to explain the important pictures more. Anything "visual" that is convoluted to describe should be a picture. But how it works and everything else should be text. Like describing someone what a anti-parallel connection is to someone who knows nothing about electronics is best done in a picture. __________________ Disclaimer: Avatar for entertainment purposes only. Last edited by dknguyen; 9th May 2008 at 05:51 AM.

11th May 2008, 12:53 AM	#8 (permalink)
Krumlink Moderator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 1,536	but with few or no pictures it can be hard to visualize. Why not both? __________________ Visit my website! http://www.freewebs.com/electronic-hobbyist

11th May 2008, 03:55 AM	#11 (permalink)
Krumlink Moderator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 1,536	Would you rather read 10 pages of text and no pictures? __________________ Visit my website! http://www.freewebs.com/electronic-hobbyist

11th May 2008, 02:55 PM	#13 (permalink)
killivolt Experienced Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: U.S. Posts: 317	What ever happened to the phrase (Picture is worth a thousand words?) Sometime text can be so lengthy it becomes a bore. Somethings that are well done and take time. But others are not worth doing like (Windows Vista,Millennium,Etc) Unless it is intuitive and maybe a spawns to an idea for something else. Which the Idea itself lays dormant and un-known in the readers thoughts (Until Spawned by the writer) which was also un-known to the writer and his intention. __________________ Truthiness Monkeys : Obedience, Ignorance, Fear. Last edited by killivolt; 11th May 2008 at 03:01 PM.

14th May 2008, 03:39 AM	#15 (permalink)
Krumlink Moderator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 1,536	What I am trying to get across is both, not just one or the other. I would prefer both, as in lots of pictures and lots of text. __________________ Visit my website! http://www.freewebs.com/electronic-hobbyist

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