Blank pages [WAS: Framers Digest, Vol 5, Issue 23]
I think the problem here is that with technical manuals you are addressing people of different ethnic origins, languages etc. Many foreigners can read the "English jargon" they have learned that relates to their jobs and interests, but may have problem reading regular text or "jargon" relating to other technical fields such as publishing and printing. I have had questions from several people: "What does pagination mean?" "Intentionally Left Blank" serves the purpose of indicating in words comprehensible to most that there is no contents missing on that page -- that the page is not blank by accident, s.a. duplicate paper feed etc. So if we want to change this the text must be replaced by some other text easily understandable by foreigners that have only minor general konwledge in English. Bodvar Bjorgvinsson Supervisor Publishing, Flight Support Air Atlanta Icelandic On 3/24/06, Keith Smyth wrote: > >RE: Paragraph tag with Frame below >At my last contract (I am retired now), we put "This page added for >pagination purposes" on the otherwise blank page, headers and footers >included. Received compliments from the customers, as it made more sense to >them that "This page intentionally left blank" and no reason given. > > ...and of course I forgot to include the link the first time = ugh! > > [1]http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A676280 > > > The writer of this piece is close when they write 'Some theorise that it is a > * > koan*, a statement devoid of meaning designed to bring the minds of those that > read it to a higher state of being.' In fact, the point is that a completely > bl > ank page is representative of the Ultimate Void, a state of Complete > Nothingnes > s - and this scares those who have not yet reached the aforementioned higher > st > ate of being. A completely blank page just looks *wrong*, it's deeply > unsettlin > g. > > I have more than often been asked to add an 'intentionally left blank' logo, > be > cause 'otherwise our readers will think it's a mistake'. The issue arises > regul > arly with blank trailing pages of chapters of books where the chapter opener > fa > lls on a right-hand page. > > So, folks, don't terrify your readers - at least add a page number, which can > r > epresent the sound of one hand clapping in the Void ;-) > > If clients demand more, I suggest a legally-watertight non-contradictory > constr > uction along the lines of: > > 'This page is intentional left void of meaningful content other than this > parag > raph, which, for the avoidance of doubt, represents content that is intended > to > denote only the absence of content'. > > > -- > Keith L. Smyth > President > Smyth Consulting > - > Many times I really wonder whether a God > subtle enough to have invented Quantum > Mechanics would really be interested in having > people deliver rote prayers and swing incense > pots in his direction. > - > Technical Documentation Consultant > > References > >1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A676280 > ___ > >
Blank pages [WAS: Framers Digest, Vol 5, Issue 23]
A page with "Intentionally left blank" on it is a contradiction in terms: as soon as you put this phrase on the page, it is no longer blank, or is it? ;-) -- Yves Barbion Technical Writer Adobe-Certified FrameMaker Instructor U Learning nv (formerly ATeK nv) Molenaarsstraat 111 B-9000 Gent Belgium Tel.: +32 9 265 74 72 Fax: +32 9 265 74 84 www.uni-learning.com
Re: Framers Digest, Vol 5, Issue 23
RE: Paragraph tag with Frame below At my last contract (I am retired now), we put This page added for pagination purposes on the otherwise blank page, headers and footers included. Received compliments from the customers, as it made more sense to them that This page intentionally left blank and no reason given. ...and of course I forgot to include the link the first time = ugh! [1]http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A676280 The writer of this piece is close when they write 'Some theorise that it is a * koan*, a statement devoid of meaning designed to bring the minds of those that read it to a higher state of being.' In fact, the point is that a completely bl ank page is representative of the Ultimate Void, a state of Complete Nothingnes s - and this scares those who have not yet reached the aforementioned higher st ate of being. A completely blank page just looks *wrong*, it's deeply unsettlin g. I have more than often been asked to add an 'intentionally left blank' logo, be cause 'otherwise our readers will think it's a mistake'. The issue arises regul arly with blank trailing pages of chapters of books where the chapter opener fa lls on a right-hand page. So, folks, don't terrify your readers - at least add a page number, which can r epresent the sound of one hand clapping in the Void ;-) If clients demand more, I suggest a legally-watertight non-contradictory constr uction along the lines of: 'This page is intentional left void of meaningful content other than this parag raph, which, for the avoidance of doubt, represents content that is intended to denote only the absence of content'. -- Keith L. Smyth President Smyth Consulting - Many times I really wonder whether a God subtle enough to have invented Quantum Mechanics would really be interested in having people deliver rote prayers and swing incense pots in his direction. - Technical Documentation Consultant References 1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A676280 ___ 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.
Framers Digest, Vol 5, Issue 23
RE: Paragraph tag with Frame below At my last contract (I am retired now), we put "This page added for pagination purposes" on the otherwise blank page, headers and footers included. Received compliments from the customers, as it made more sense to them that "This page intentionally left blank" and no reason given. ...and of course I forgot to include the link the first time = ugh! [1]http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A676280 The writer of this piece is close when they write 'Some theorise that it is a * koan*, a statement devoid of meaning designed to bring the minds of those that read it to a higher state of being.' In fact, the point is that a completely bl ank page is representative of the Ultimate Void, a state of Complete Nothingnes s - and this scares those who have not yet reached the aforementioned higher st ate of being. A completely blank page just looks *wrong*, it's deeply unsettlin g. I have more than often been asked to add an 'intentionally left blank' logo, be cause 'otherwise our readers will think it's a mistake'. The issue arises regul arly with blank trailing pages of chapters of books where the chapter opener fa lls on a right-hand page. So, folks, don't terrify your readers - at least add a page number, which can r epresent the sound of one hand clapping in the Void ;-) If clients demand more, I suggest a legally-watertight non-contradictory constr uction along the lines of: 'This page is intentional left void of meaningful content other than this parag raph, which, for the avoidance of doubt, represents content that is intended to denote only the absence of content'. -- Keith L. Smyth President Smyth Consulting - Many times I really wonder whether a God subtle enough to have invented Quantum Mechanics would really be interested in having people deliver rote prayers and swing incense pots in his direction. - Technical Documentation Consultant References 1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A676280
