Re: Reading Patterns (wz:Blank pages)

[Win Day <winday -at- IDIRECT -dot- COM>]

At 10:18 AM 6/13/97 -0400, AnnMacknz -at- AOL -dot- COM wrote:
>In a message dated 97-06-13 06:53:23 EDT, Elna writes:
>
><< There have been subsequent studies that show people's eyes are drawn by
> graphics or white space, but I don't believe anyone has ever disproven
> that, in general, people look to the top right first. >>
>
>Rather, I believe our eyes are drawn first to the upper left of a page, or to
>the left-most page in a 2-page spread.  The reason is that in Western
>culture, writing is read from top to bottom, left to right.
>
>>From this knowledge, then, why DO chapters begin with right-hand pages rather
>than always beginning with a left-hand page?
>
>

I always thought it was because some books use dividers (usually tabbed)
between chapters.  I know our large documents do.

Win
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