Robert said: " I've never worked with a deliverable format that put images on a separate page."
I say: "You must be young." -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert Lauriston Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 1:17 PM To: Steve Rickaby; [email protected] Subject: Re: Blindingly obvious trick when optimising figure positioning I single-source to PDF and HTML. The lowest common denominator is HTML, so the layout is designed so an image is predictably above or below the adjacent text that refers to it. I've never worked with a deliverable format that put images on a separate page. That's awful. On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 10:02 AM, Steve Rickaby <[email protected]> wrote: > At 09:52 -0700 14/3/13, Robert Lauriston wrote: > >>If a figure is close to the cross-reference, why have a cross-reference at >>all? > > Here are some reasons: > > . Convention > > . Readability > > . Discriminating between two or more figures when more than one is visible in > a spread > > . How else would you refer to the contents of a figure other than saying 'In > Figure x.x, the worgle-grommet is positioned next to the thingummy...'? > > . Because at some point the book is going to be converted to an e-thing, and > this requires a hyperlink because most e-readers have to throw a separate > 'page' for the figure. > > . Because the client expects it. > > . Because I lik emaking work for myself. _______________________________________________ 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/bethany.lee%40lakeshore.com Send administrative questions to [email protected]. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. _______________________________________________ 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.
