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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?
Ann
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TekDoc - Technical Documentation, Inc. in Milwaukee, WI, USA
specializing in policies & procedures and software & engineering writing
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