Ditto, we use "C". But we've managed to end up with a format named "Bold" too. We use that when we want to make something bold and one of the named formats doesn't apply. ;-(
Using character formats isn't necessarily foolproof. Last week, someone accidentally updated one of our formats and made it use a particular font etc, instead of being "as is" for everything but the property it wanted to change. Don't suppose anyone knows of a way to prevent that? Cheers, Rebecca >>> "Joe Malin" <jmalin at tuvox.com> 17/01/06 10:07:42 >>> If the methods are A. Click the B and I buttons, or press Ctrl+B and Ctrl+I. B. Select Bold and Emphasis from the Character Catalog. C: Create special character formats with meta-information (purpose or meaning). then I use C, although it may appear sometimes that I'm using B. While my brain was recovering from a bad sector, I named a character format "Bold" rather than "Strong". I also have some formats that use Italic instead of Emphasis. The horror, the horror! As Andrew noted, this may result in more tags or elements. Perhaps this is a good thing, if it makes us re-examine our typographical conventions. Joe Malin Technical Writer (408)625-1623 jmalin at tuvox.com www.tuvox.com The views expressed in this document are those of the sender, and do not necessarily reflect those of TuVox, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: framers-bounces+jmalin=tuvox....@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+jmalin=tuvox.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Becraft Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 12:40 PM To: framers at lists.FrameUsers.com Subject: Re: POLL: Which method do you use to apply bold and italics? John Wilcox wrote: > This came up as a possible style standards issue here. Please reply > off-list, and I'll summarize the results next week. Thanks for your > time! > > A. Click the B and I buttons, or press Ctrl+B and Ctrl+I. > B. Select Bold and Emphasis from the Character Catalog. Or: C: Create special character formats that indicate the purpose or meaning of the text (rather than their intended appearance) and apply them. _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as rebecca.officer at alliedtelesyn.co.nz. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/rebecca.officer%40alliedtelesyn.co.nz Send administrative questions to lisa at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. NOTICE: This message contains privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the addressee named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that you must not disseminate, copy or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this message in error please notify Allied Telesyn Research Ltd immediately. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender has the authority to issue and specifically states them to be the views of Allied Telesyn Research.