Guidance
Trope 14 · authenticity
Terminal window mockups
Severity 2 of 3 · detected by dom
Why it reads as slop
Three traffic-light dots over a fake shell is set dressing. If there is code to show, show it; if there is a product, show the product.
Heuristic
Window chrome with three coloured circles above a monospace block that is not an actual interactive terminal.
Antidotes
- Real screenshots or an embedded live demopractice
- Plain syntax-highlighted code without fake chromepractice