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 Author: zux View Messages Posted By zux
 Posted: Aug 28, 2018 11:48
 Subject: Crappy pictures for similar parts.
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zux (269)

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Just found out someone has added two parts that need to be distinguished as they
are slightly different but pictures doesn't provide any visual clue. Basically
pictures are useless since there is no difference whatsoever.

Parts in questions:

 
Part No: 44301a  Name: Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End with Bottom Groove
* 
44301a Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End with Bottom Groove
Parts: Hinge
 
Part No: 44301b  Name: Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End without Bottom Groove
* 
44301b Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End without Bottom Groove
Parts: Hinge

These are slightly better, but difference is barely visible:
[P=44302a]
[P=44302b]

Why there's no picture with both items placed side by side helping in distinguishing
the difference?

How did this slip into catalog?
 Author: tEoS View Messages Posted By tEoS
 Posted: Aug 28, 2018 11:52
 Subject: Re: Crappy pictures for similar parts.
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Of course they are different. Did you read the descriptions? That would give
you a clue to the difference.

In Catalog, zux writes:
  Just found out someone has added two parts that need to be distinguished as they
are slightly different but pictures doesn't provide any visual clue. Basically
pictures are useless since there is no difference whatsoever.

Parts in questions:

 
Part No: 44301a  Name: Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End with Bottom Groove
* 
44301a Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End with Bottom Groove
Parts: Hinge
 
Part No: 44301b  Name: Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End without Bottom Groove
* 
44301b Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End without Bottom Groove
Parts: Hinge

These are slightly better, but difference is barely visible:
[P=44302a]
[P=44302b]

Why there's no picture with both items placed side by side helping in distinguishing
the difference?

How did this slip into catalog?
 Author: WoutR View Messages Posted By WoutR
 Posted: Aug 28, 2018 12:45
 Subject: Re: Crappy pictures for similar parts.
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In Catalog, tEoS writes:
  Of course they are different. Did you read the descriptions? That would give
you a clue to the difference.

In Catalog, zux writes:
  Just found out someone has added two parts that need to be distinguished as they
are slightly different but pictures doesn't provide any visual clue. Basically
pictures are useless since there is no difference whatsoever.

Parts in questions:

 
Part No: 44301a  Name: Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End with Bottom Groove
* 
44301a Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End with Bottom Groove
Parts: Hinge
 
Part No: 44301b  Name: Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End without Bottom Groove
* 
44301b Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End without Bottom Groove
Parts: Hinge

These are slightly better, but difference is barely visible:
[P=44302a]
[P=44302b]

Why there's no picture with both items placed side by side helping in distinguishing
the difference?

How did this slip into catalog?

I first read the name and then I still had to search for the difference. It IS
visible in the photos, but a clear comparison image would be a good addition.
 Author: axaday View Messages Posted By axaday
 Posted: Aug 28, 2018 12:58
 Subject: Re: Crappy pictures for similar parts.
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I can make one for 44302 this evening.

In Catalog, WoutR writes:
  In Catalog, tEoS writes:
  Of course they are different. Did you read the descriptions? That would give
you a clue to the difference.

In Catalog, zux writes:
  Just found out someone has added two parts that need to be distinguished as they
are slightly different but pictures doesn't provide any visual clue. Basically
pictures are useless since there is no difference whatsoever.

Parts in questions:

 
Part No: 44301a  Name: Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End with Bottom Groove
* 
44301a Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End with Bottom Groove
Parts: Hinge
 
Part No: 44301b  Name: Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End without Bottom Groove
* 
44301b Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End without Bottom Groove
Parts: Hinge

These are slightly better, but difference is barely visible:
[P=44302a]
[P=44302b]

Why there's no picture with both items placed side by side helping in distinguishing
the difference?

How did this slip into catalog?

I first read the name and then I still had to search for the difference. It IS
visible in the photos, but a clear comparison image would be a good addition.
 Author: WoutR View Messages Posted By WoutR
 Posted: Aug 28, 2018 13:09
 Subject: Re: Crappy pictures for similar parts.
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WoutR (919)

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In Catalog, axaday writes:
  I can make one for 44302 this evening.

In Catalog, WoutR writes:
  In Catalog, tEoS writes:
  Of course they are different. Did you read the descriptions? That would give
you a clue to the difference.

In Catalog, zux writes:
  Just found out someone has added two parts that need to be distinguished as they
are slightly different but pictures doesn't provide any visual clue. Basically
pictures are useless since there is no difference whatsoever.

Parts in questions:

 
Part No: 44301a  Name: Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End with Bottom Groove
* 
44301a Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End with Bottom Groove
Parts: Hinge
 
Part No: 44301b  Name: Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End without Bottom Groove
* 
44301b Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End without Bottom Groove
Parts: Hinge

These are slightly better, but difference is barely visible:
[P=44302a]
[P=44302b]

Why there's no picture with both items placed side by side helping in distinguishing
the difference?

How did this slip into catalog?

I first read the name and then I still had to search for the difference. It IS
visible in the photos, but a clear comparison image would be a good addition.

Thanks!
 Author: Teup View Messages Posted By Teup
 Posted: Aug 28, 2018 12:01
 Subject: Re: Crappy pictures for similar parts.
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In Catalog, zux writes:
  Just found out someone has added two parts that need to be distinguished as they
are slightly different but pictures doesn't provide any visual clue. Basically
pictures are useless since there is no difference whatsoever.

Parts in questions:

 
Part No: 44301a  Name: Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End with Bottom Groove
* 
44301a Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End with Bottom Groove
Parts: Hinge
 
Part No: 44301b  Name: Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End without Bottom Groove
* 
44301b Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End without Bottom Groove
Parts: Hinge

These are slightly better, but difference is barely visible:
[P=44302a]
[P=44302b]

Why there's no picture with both items placed side by side helping in distinguishing
the difference?

How did this slip into catalog?

I also like it alot when there are are pictures showing the difference, and I
think everyone does. But that's far from always the case, and that's
just the way it is. You can always take some yourself if you want to see more
of those.
 Author: Hygrotus View Messages Posted By Hygrotus
 Posted: Aug 28, 2018 12:57
 Subject: Re: Crappy pictures for similar parts.
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In Catalog, zux writes:
  Just found out someone has added two parts that need to be distinguished as they
are slightly different but pictures doesn't provide any visual clue. Basically
pictures are useless since there is no difference whatsoever.

Parts in questions:

 
Part No: 44301a  Name: Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End with Bottom Groove
* 
44301a Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End with Bottom Groove
Parts: Hinge
 
Part No: 44301b  Name: Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End without Bottom Groove
* 
44301b Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End without Bottom Groove
Parts: Hinge

These are slightly better, but difference is barely visible:
[P=44302a]
[P=44302b]

Why there's no picture with both items placed side by side helping in distinguishing
the difference?

How did this slip into catalog?

Difference is clearly visible.
Some unedited ones
Didn't add them because in both variants on them are in different color.

It is the same difference as in
 
Part No: 44567a  Name: Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on Side with Bottom Groove
* 
44567a Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on Side with Bottom Groove
Parts: Hinge
and
 
Part No: 44567b  Name: Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on Side without Bottom Groove
* 
44567b Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on Side without Bottom Groove
Parts: Hinge
 


 Author: zux View Messages Posted By zux
 Posted: Aug 28, 2018 17:35
 Subject: Re: Crappy pictures for similar parts.
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zux (269)

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While I read the names as well and I know where to look for the difference. But
I also like (shouldn't be the only one) to benefit from pictures, where differences
are easy and quick to distinguish. This way you don't need to dig into wordings
- "with/without" are very similarly looking words for non-native English speaker
so may be misleading.

Ah, yes! This is what I was looking for initially. Your first picture (with two
parts side by side) shows the difference clearly. Could you possibly submit it
as an additional picture? It would also be beneficial if you would have used
the same position picturing individual parts for original submission. Perhaps
you could resubmit pictures for individual parts too?

~z
 Author: Hygrotus View Messages Posted By Hygrotus
 Posted: Aug 29, 2018 14:01
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In Catalog, zux writes:
  While I read the names as well and I know where to look for the difference. But
I also like (shouldn't be the only one) to benefit from pictures, where differences
are easy and quick to distinguish. This way you don't need to dig into wordings
- "with/without" are very similarly looking words for non-native English speaker
so may be misleading.

Ah, yes! This is what I was looking for initially. Your first picture (with two
parts side by side) shows the difference clearly. Could you possibly submit it
as an additional picture? It would also be beneficial if you would have used
the same position picturing individual parts for original submission. Perhaps
you could resubmit pictures for individual parts too?

~z

Comparison pictures are already as additional photos in the part entry.
 Author: WoutR View Messages Posted By WoutR
 Posted: Aug 29, 2018 17:42
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In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:
  In Catalog, zux writes:
  Just found out someone has added two parts that need to be distinguished as they
are slightly different but pictures doesn't provide any visual clue. Basically
pictures are useless since there is no difference whatsoever.

Parts in questions:

 
Part No: 44301a  Name: Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End with Bottom Groove
* 
44301a Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End with Bottom Groove
Parts: Hinge
 
Part No: 44301b  Name: Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End without Bottom Groove
* 
44301b Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on End without Bottom Groove
Parts: Hinge

These are slightly better, but difference is barely visible:
[P=44302a]
[P=44302b]

Why there's no picture with both items placed side by side helping in distinguishing
the difference?

How did this slip into catalog?

Difference is clearly visible.
Some unedited ones
Didn't add them because in both variants on them are in different color.

It is the same difference as in
 
Part No: 44567a  Name: Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on Side with Bottom Groove
* 
44567a Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on Side with Bottom Groove
Parts: Hinge
and
 
Part No: 44567b  Name: Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on Side without Bottom Groove
* 
44567b Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on Side without Bottom Groove
Parts: Hinge

Perfect, thanks!