> -----Original Message----- > From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 3:11 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: documentation question > > Don't these rules boil down to proper names vs regular nouns? > > Proper Names get init caps > regular nouns don't (unless beginning a sentence)
It depends. The name of a field can be considered a proper noun while it may not be considered so in documentation. I generally follow rules similar to titles: if the instance references a specific thing, emphasize it (via capitalization, underlining, etc). For example: "To log in to the system enter your password in the "Password" field." The first instance of password is a regular noun while the second is a proper noun referring to a specific field. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:156517 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
