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Re: Need opinions on policies for working with Word
Subject:Re: Need opinions on policies for working with Word From:Peter Gold <knowhowpro -at- gmail -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Mon, 28 May 2007 08:18:06 -0500
> 1. *Vertical spacing:* Implement using a set of predefined "spacers",
> i.e., carriage returns. Use is not made of Paragraph Before/After settings.
> This is in order to avoid combinations causing spacing of inappropriate
> size.
> => Obvious disadvantage: although this is great for me, others may have a
> hard time.
> => Note: this is not just a Word issue; this is a fundamental issue of
> methodology when working with any DTP.
Actually, it's not anywhere near the problem in FrameMaker
that it is in other applications, because FrameMaker works
differently: the space between paragraphs is the larger of
space below the leading paragraph and the space above the
following paragraph. IOW, size matters<G>.
IIRC, Ventura Publisher also works this way.
Regardless of the tool's way of working, investing time and
effort in planning the information design and the layout
design of the document avoids awkward inter-paragraph spacing,
and relieves authors from the extra effort of adjusting
spacing manually.
When planning, I find it easier to calculate the space with
the "larger space wins." YMMV.
HTH
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