On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 3:25 AM, Evanth, Henrik<henrik.eva...@sonyericsson.com> wrote: > Hi All > > I have an off-topic question that may or may not interest you. > > We are having a discussion at the office regarding the maximum levels of > heading that a User guide/User manual can/should contain. Do you know of any > best practice rules that define how deep a publication should/could be. > Personally I think that 6 levels is too deep for a user, but that is just a > personal preference that I cannot back up with "evidence". > > Heading 1 > Heading 2 > Heading 3 > Heading 4 > Heading 5 > Heading 6 > > Insights, comments or instructions are highly appreciated.
I attended an Edward Tufte seminar a number of years ago. He does book signings at these, and while he was signing my copies he asked my profession. When I said "technical writer", his response was "No more than 3 levels of headings." -- Lin Sims _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
