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Do most of you downstyle headings in your technical material? I
write computer manuals and quick ref guides, and we have always
adhered to Traditional Methods of Up and Down Styling for the
Headings. However, I read some compelling arguments (reading
ease) for instead
Doing headings just like this
and to hell with conventions bred long ago in publishing.
Comments from the field? Many thanks.
