On 09/05/2012 8:24 PM, Andrew Warren wrote:
Ken Poshedly [[email protected]] wrote:
So what I need are websites that back me up.
No, what you need is a new job.
-Andrew
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Or a hit-man to take out the bozo.
But to your question, Ken, take a look at any style guide that addresses
book publishing. Chicago MoS e.g., begins with a large section devoted
to The Parts of a Book, including (in my 14th ed.) pgfs 1.92 to 1.98 on
Running Heads.
1.92: "Running heads, the headings at the tops of pages in a book, are
signposts telling readers where they are. For this purpose running
heads are useful in most scholarly works, textbooks, and the like. They
may be omitted wherever they serve no practical purpose -- in a novel or
a book of poems, for example..."
Presumably, you and your colleague are writing deathless prose, not
poetry; presumably, your audience consults your manuals on an as-needed
basis, not as a great read in a relaxing tub. Anything you can do to
help your readers scan quickly to find what they need is valuable to
them, and anything you do that impedes them (such as leaving out
signposts) does them a disservice.
There's some good points made here, too:
http://www.creativepro.com/article/dot-font-running-heads
HTH,
--
Stuart Rogers
Technical Communicator
Phoenix Geophysics Limited
3781 Victoria Park Avenue, Unit 3
Toronto, ON, Canada M1W 3K5
+1 (416) 491-7340 x 325
http://www.phoenix-geophysics.com
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