http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/06/12/block-quotes-and-pull-quotes-examples-and-good-practices/![]()
This article shows examples of a number of pull quote and block quote styles used around the web. Interesting to look at not because you should automatically do what most people do, but because you get a definite benefit out of adopting a style that people are already familiar with. Users don't need to relearn what something means if they've seen it before.
Of course, the style you use has to take into account the context of the implementation. (And the need to not offend the sensibilities of people with a more... critical view of grammatical niceties.)
http://www.redstate.com/diaries/redstate/2008/oct/01/making-its-way-around-the-internets/![]()
"I AM MINISTRY OF THE TREASURY OF THE REPUBLIC OF AMERICA. MY COUNTRY HAS HAD CRISIS THAT HAS CAUSED NEED FOR LARGE TRANSFER OF FUNDS OF 700 BILLION OF YOUR DOLLARS (US). IF YOU WOULD ASSIST ME IN THIS TRANSFER IT WOULD BE MOST PROFITABLE TO YOU."
http://www.webaim.org/blog/user-agent-string-history/![]()
"And Internet Explorer supported frames, and yet was not Mozilla, and so was not given frames. And Microsoft grew impatient, and did not wish to wait for webmasters to learn of IE and begin to send it frames, and so Internet Explorer declared that it was “Mozilla compatible” and began to impersonate Netscape..."
- pretty funny
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Thanks! Works like a charm!
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How do I add a "Recent Items" pod to my profile? :)
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