Re: this page could have been blank

[Iain Harrison <iharriso -at- SCTCORP -dot- COM>]

> I am surprised no one has suggested that we note "no 
> information missing" on half pages left blank at the 
> end of a chapter.

That cannot possibly be true, however comprehensive your 
documentation.

I don't think the issue is about half pages left blank, but only full 
pages left blank.

The replies seem to have been:

1. Just use headers and footers to indicate that the page is properly 
printed

2. Include some text on blank pages indicating that nothing is missing

3. Pretend they're 'notes' pages

4. Leave them completely blank (winword's default, which I dislike)

5. add a printer's cliché

Personally, I prefer option 1. I can't follow the argument that the 
reader needs any more dumbing down. Where can it end? What's so 
special about pages? How about giving the same treatment to lines?
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My opinion is that it can also make a maintenance overhead that seems 
entirely unnecessary. If you have to keep putting the text in and out
manually, it could be a big hassle. If it is automatic, things can go 
wrong!
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Just an afterthought about the OK / okay issue: If you are describing 
what the user sees on screen, there is no argument: you write what is 
there. Otherwise, OK is a very vague word, and is probably best 
avoided.
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OK?
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Iain

;-)