RE: style questions

[Jean Femia <JFEMIA@xxxxxxxxxx>]

1) I'd use caps for both figure and chapter and enclose the chapter name in
quotes:
...see Figure 1-5 in Chapter 3, "Using our Software"...

2) I'd put both section headings and chapter titles in quotes. Books go in
italics, but not parts of books.

My $0.02. I've been editing/writing technical documents for 15+ years. I
notice that my response to your second question is upheld by The Chicago
Manual of Style (14th ed.), but apparently they prefer chapter in lowercase.


HTH,
Jean Femia
Opto 22 Technical Publications


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-framers@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-framers@xxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
Of Susie Q
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 1:16 PM
To: framers@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: style questions


Forgive the not-strictly-on-topic questions, but I wonder how other
writers feel about these style choices:

1) referencing chapters, figures, tables using lowercase instead of
    upper.

    For example:

    see figure 1-5 in chapter 3, Using our Software

    instead of:

   see Figure 1-5 in Chapter 3, Using our Software

2) Using quotation marks to set off a referenced heading, instead
    of italics.

    For example:

    see "That other section I wrote" for more information

    instead of:

    see _That other section I wrote_ for more infroamtion
    (where the _section name_ would be in italics)

I'm finding both of these hard on my eyes, and wonder what
is generally used.

Thanks for any feedback --

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