atw: Re: Paragraph spacing
- From: SUNTER Bede <Bede_SUNTER@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 15:11:36 +1000
I have, for a long time, taken a different approach to space than what seems to
be the consensus.
I only put space before -- typically 18 pts for headings, 12 for body text, 6
for bullet lists and 3 for table text. I use 3 points before and after for
table text so that the text doesn't commit unmentionables with the underside
rule of the table.
This means that spacing is always consistent. I've noticed that different
versions of Word handle para space differently leading to inconsistent spacing
across versions. So the single-side spacing was my preferred solution.
The only problem arises when a block of body text precedes a table (the
unmentionables again). For this I created a 'space' style - a para set to
exactly 6 points (applied by a keyboard shortcut of course).
Sounds complicated but it's actually simple when you decide to do it that way
and set up accordingly.
Bede
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From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of bja
Sent: Saturday, 16 July 2011 12:28 AM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: Paragraph spacing
Hi Terry,
1st para = 3pt below
Next para = 6pt above
The greater value (6pt) is the space between paras and is therefore dominant
over the 3pt value of the 1st para which becomes irrelevant.
Anne didn't qualify her statement by stipulating which tool adds the two values
(a tool I haven't come across yet) so I'll simply qualify my statement by
saying this is the way it works in Word and FrameMaker.
Cheers,
Bruce
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From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Terry Dowling
Sent: Friday, 15 July 2011 4:21 PM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: Paragraph spacing
Hi Bruce,
Meant to ask before... What do you mean by dominant in the following?
Cheers,
Terry
From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of bja
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 18:28
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: Paragraph spacing
... way the greater value is always the dominant one.
Cheers,
Bruce
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