TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:Re: File names in text From:"Susan W. Gallagher" <sgallagher -at- STARBASECORP -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 21 Mar 1995 15:37:11 -0800
> > BUT--this stuff is all done in ASCII, so I can't use font changes to
> distinguish anything.
> >I've decided to use single quotes, because a) I feel like I have to do
> >something, b) I think they are less intrusive than double quotes, c)
> >double quotes are used elsewhere for real quoting.
> >
> >Does this decision make sense?
> >
> I'd use all uppercase without quotes. BTW, have a look at DOS help, all the
> commands and filenames are in uppercase.
I stopped using uppercase for file names long ago. Too many
case-sensitive command lines and GUIs anymore! But I can't
say I'd like to see the single-quotes either. Check that
"have to do something" feeling again... Could it just be
too much lunch?
Sue Gallagher
StarBase Corp, Irvine CA
sgallagher -at- starbasecorp -dot- com
