Lou Iorio wrote:
Should there be a section in the style guide about callouts in graphics?
I've seen
several different font choices, borders, etc.
Also, should the style guide refer to a preferred dictionary? For
example, in the
style guide "judgment" is spelled "judgement". OO flags this as a
spelling error,
and the American Heritage dictionary lists "judgement" as an alternate
spelling.
Not big issues, I'll admit.
Disclaimer: I'm not one of the editors :-)
The style guide has both rules and recommendations. I don't see any
inmediate problem with having preferred dictionary or guidelines about
callouts in graphics, as long as they are recommendations. Especially
for the dictionary, because we have said that the maintainer of the
chapter can pick which variation of English is used for that chapter, as
long as it's used consistently.
Sidenote: there are exceptions to this rule, mostly for consistency with
the OOo interface and standard computer terminology.
One variation of Lou's idea is to have two preferred dictionaries. One
for American English and one for International English. And say that the
chapter maintainer can pick either, but apply the choice consistently.
This would be more restrictive than what we have today. Adding rules has
pros (consistency) and cons (complexity, barriers). Let's see what Jean
and Janet say.
Cheers,
Daniel.
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