Andrew Douglas Pitonyak wrote:
I do not know if I was supposed to look at this (or if Jean was supposed
to OK what Gary's changes).
Usually it's the author: in this case, you. After you have
accepted/rejected the edits (or left them for someone else to
decide), then it's my turn to go through what's left and make a
decision.
As you said later in your note, Gary is a very good editor. He
and I disagree on a few (relatively minor) items like whether
something is a "dialog" or a "dialog box" and some typographic
issues, and I often overrule him on those matters in order to
keep a book internally consistent. The Calc Guide has never got
to the stage of proper consistency editing, so different chapters
have followed the template conventions of the day -- or not
followed them, in some cases. So now is a good time for the group
to make some choices.
- Gary, you formatted a formula such as =NumberFive() as computer code.
I have no particular opinion on this, but I did change another instance
to ALSO use that particular character style for consistency.
*If* a font change is needed in this situation, then I think
OOoComputerCode is a good choice. However, I am not convinced
that a font change adds anything of value for the reader, and it
certainly adds extra work for the author/editor; see my comments
on simplicity in another thread. But this is a decision for the
group.
- There is another comment that reads ...
"we used a special FrameMaker tag for file names (and bits of code)
in the text. Perhaps, we should adopt something along this line."
File names are another item that IMO don't need a font change to
set them off. See comment above about a group decision on this
topic.
I left
everything related to this as recorded changes and I neither rejected
nor accepted these changes. I consider this decision above my pay grade.
Wise man. :-)
Also, if we do make this change, it should probably apply to all
instances, and we should probably have an appropriate character style
for it unless we decide that the OOoComputerCode character style is
appropriate.
*If* we decide to make the change, then IMO we should use the
OOoComputerCode character style, rather than inventing a new one.
I have not yet checked this in until I see more feedback on this.
Feel free to check it in and let me have a go at it. Meanwhile,
the group can continue discussing what to do about typography.
--Jean
