On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 1:55 PM, Les Smalley<[email protected]> wrote: > I think you need to have at least formats for referring only to the numbered > bit (e.g., Appendix D) as well as the entire title with number (e.g. Appendix > D, "Frying Pans and Toasters.") > > The biggest issue with the second format is if the text being cited includes > punctuation itself. > > My preference would be to exclude terminal punctuation from the text and > allow the writers to add it as needed in constructing their sentences > including the references. > > I would also omit the quotation marks from the XRef formats and instead > italicize (or bold) the text being cited (including the numbered prefixing > info) to help it stand out from the surround paragraph and give your writers > the maximum flexibility with a minimal number of formats to insert in their > content. > > – Les Smalley
As usual, Les has hit the nail! It's a good solution unless your style guide is iron-clad in its support of the common usage of enclosing quoted material in double quotes. Although these citations are quotes, they are also source names; it's common to use italics or other emphasis property to identify source names, such as these heading titles. I'd add the suggestion that you create a uniquely-named character format, for example, "head_cite," that applies only the unique text properties to the referenced material; this makes it easy to modify the appearance, if necessary, without affecting "Emphasis, bold" or other defined character formats. HTH Regards, Peter __________________ Peter Gold KnowHow ProService _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [email protected]. Send list messages to [email protected]. To unsubscribe send a blank email to [email protected] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [email protected]. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
