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> We've been using them in our manuals, but I'm beginning to see
> them as being very wasteful and unnecessary. So what if a
> chapter starts on the left! The environmentalist in me has
> already removed them from the next version of the manual, but I
> was wondering what others are doing?
> Any comments?
I'm a pretty strong environmentalist, but I wouldn't go so far as to
start a chapter on a left-hand page. It's one of those conventions
that help readers (including me) find things fast, and I don't see
a compelling need to mess with it.
Arthur Comings
GeoQuest
Corte Madera, California
atc -at- corte-madera -dot- geoquest -dot- slb -dot- com
