Re: Using button bitmaps in text

[Writers Book Mall <steve -at- writersbookmall -dot- com>]

You might instead put the bitmap in the margin. That
way, your text flows, and line spacing doesn't get
messed up.

--- Ben <baj357 -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:

> Hello Everyone. 
>    
>   Has anyone heard about the style guideline that
> suggests putting button bitmaps on a new line rather
> than in line? For example:
>    
>   Correct:
>   Click the xyz button.
>   <button bitmap>
>    
>   Incorrect:
>   Click the xyz button. <button bitmap>
>    
>   I have not seen that guideline in the MSFT Style
> Guide and have no luck with Google. But, I have
> heard that this guideline makes translation easier,
> though I'm not sure how.
>    
>   Also, what if the sentence does not end with the
> button? For example:
>    
>   Click the xyz button
>   <button bitmap>
>   to open something.
>    
>   I know I can easily re-write it to put the button
> at the end, but would I do that every time?
>    
>   Thanks for your help!


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