Re: Content vs. design: orphans

Subject: Re: Content vs. design: orphans
From: Peter Neilson <neilson -at- alltel -dot- net>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2003 08:23:50 -0400


On Thu, 02 Oct 2003 07:22:10 -0400, Dick Margulis <margulis -at- fiam -dot- net> wrote:

Your graphic designer is incorrect on a couple of counts. Long answer below.

[Dick's excellent long answer omitted.]

Dick likely remembers linotype machines and maybe hand-set type. The guys
who did that work were the final gods of authority on what went into
print. To control widows and orphans they would simply omit words. They
felt that the authors never noticed. We should be thankful that we now
have a bit more control of content.

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References:
Content vs. design: orphans: From: Dianna Bearce
Re: Content vs. design: orphans: From: Dick Margulis

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