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The biggest problem, Dick, is that my documents are part of a
suite of about 18 documents... all of which have
cross-references to each other. In at least one document,
there's a long list of all the documents in the suite.
And, alas, we have quite strict typographic standards to work
with... but I think that can be worked around... maybe...
hmmmm..
did I mention we're about 2 weeks from a major release? <g>
Thanks!
-Becca
--- Dick Margulis <margulis -at- fiam -dot- net> wrote:
>
>
> Becca,
>
> When I've worked in organizations where unreasonable fiats
> come from on
> high (I've never owned a Fiat, but I understand they are all
> unreasonable), I've found that it is sometimes possible to
> comply
> without complying.
>
> In your situation, I think a typographic workaround would be
> appropriate. For example the common information that "they"
> want up
> front could be treated as a slug and the differential
> information could
> be larger, bolder, and in a more prominent color. The titles
> would meet
> their requirements and show up that way in an alphabetic
> catalog, but
> visually the emphasis would be on the important stuff.
>
> Dick
>
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