geek questions

[juldea]

Will someone please explain to me, with examples hopefully, what cel(l?) shading is?

Also: My only problem so far with gmail is that it automatically groups all LJ comment notifications with the same subject (i.e., "Reply to your post") into one conversation. I'm not used to this and I'm constantly afraid I'm deleting mails without reading and responding to them. Does anyone have a suggestion for another way to do it?

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[mr-teem.livejournal.com]

Cell shading as in Excel where you apply a highlighting pattern to a group of related cells, like column headings, or alternate color bars or cell shading (or cel shading) as in Paint/Illustrator which is an illustration technique that uses sharp blocks of color instead of smooth gradients to make highlights, typically found in anime?

[juldea.livejournal.com]

Um, cel shading as in, "This video game uses cel shading."

I understand Excel, duh. ;)

[mr-teem.livejournal.com]

Just being encyclopaedic.