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Steve, that is a really good idea, if the layout allows for it! Thanks for
sharing that...
PT
On 6/18/07, Writers Book Mall <steve -at- writersbookmall -dot- com> wrote:
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> I've also used margins to include alternate means of
> executing the command in question. So the text might
> standardize on a keystroke combination, while the
> margin note might include a button icon as well as a
> menu option.
>
> To explain this setup, the first chapter includes a
> note on this convention; i.e. that there are several
> ways of doing things, only one of which is described
> (consistently) in the text, but the alternatives are
> on the margin.
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