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Subject:Re: New Chapter On Right/Leave Left Page Blank From:Kris Olberg <kjolberg -at- IX -dot- NETCOM -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 26 May 1999 12:24:15 -0500
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> you in page break hell. It personally wouldn't insult my aesthetic
> sensibilities to see a chapter start on the left of a page. Would it you?
Starting new chapters on the recto is a global, de facto standard. There are
very few times you should sacrifice usability for brevity. Try using the
tools in your DTP to manage this for you. For example, in Word you can
configure a section break preceding your chapter heading so that the chapter
always begins on the recto.
