Re: [Framers] OT: General writing question

2017-01-27 Thread David Creamer
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Re: [Framers] OT: General writing question

2017-01-26 Thread Ken Poshedly
Original message ----From: Tammy Van Boening < > tamm...@spectrumwritingllc.com> Date: 26/01/2017  14:58  (GMT+00:00) To: > framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: [Framers] OT: General writing > question > All, > > I know that this list is for Framemaker-related questions,

Re: [Framers] OT: General writing question

2017-01-26 Thread Patrick Edwards
Like Roger, I'm a big fan of Robin Williams' books too, but this one is essential: The Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst. https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Typographic-Style-Version-Anniversary/dp/0881792128/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1485444163&sr=1-1&keywords=elements+of+ty

Re: [Framers] OT: General writing question

2017-01-26 Thread Peter Gold
m my tablet. > Original message From: Tammy Van Boening < > tamm...@spectrumwritingllc.com> Date: 26/01/2017 14:58 (GMT+00:00) To: > framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: [Framers] OT: General writing > question > All, > > I know that this list is

Re: [Framers] OT: General writing question

2017-01-26 Thread shuttie27
d the companion "Non-Designer's Type Book" are great sources of wisdom, and an entertaining read. Regards,Roger Sent from my tablet. Original message From: Tammy Van Boening Date: 26/01/2017 14:58 (GMT+00:00) To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: [Framers

Re: [Framers] OT: General writing question

2017-01-26 Thread Keith Soltys
The biggest problem I have found with some sans serif fonts is the difficulty in distinguishing between a capital I and a lower case l, and in some fonts, the number 1. If you are writing a technical document and there is any chance of confusing these characters, then you have a good case for not

[Framers] OT: General writing question

2017-01-26 Thread Tammy Van Boening
All, I know that this list is for Framemaker-related questions, but that means we are all writers on this list, so I wanted to post a general writing style question to the multitudes of gurus that I can reach as a result. . . Since the cows have come home, I have always, and I mean always, used