PREFERENCE: Style

Subject: PREFERENCE: Style
From: John L Patterson <a342jpatters -at- ATTMAIL -dot- COM>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 12:25:34 -0500

We are developing an in-house style guide for regulatory manuals. From
your experience, please help us resolve the following issues:

(1) Is it best to use dot leaders in the table of contents? The Chicago
Manual of Style says don't use them.

(2) What information is most useful in headers? Is it useful to put the
title of a manual in the header?

(3) If one uses both chapter and section titles in the header, what should
be their position on alternate pages?

(4) On what pages should headers be omitted? The Chicago Manual of
Style says don't put them on first pages of a chapter or major section, or
on pages where a table or figure takes up the whole page.

(5) What information is most useful in footers?

John Patterson
a342jpatters -at- attmail -dot- com


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