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>>>I fail to see how say "2.3. Using the Interface" is better than simply
>>>writing "Using the Interface". And if you ask me, it's worse. The number is
>>>clutter containing no useful information.
Actually, it may tell you a lot. As it is 2.3 and not 2, you know it's a
subsection. If the sections are 1, 2, 3, 4 and each section covers a different
part of the program, it may be that each part has a different interface. If each
section has a #.3 subsection describing using the interface then you can
actually use this information when looking through the TOC, Index, or paging
through the manual.
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