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Subject:A very detailed glossary From:Jon Herrera <jonherrera -at- YAHOO -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 13 Oct 1998 16:31:32 -0700
Hi Technical Communicators!
I started out writing a glossary for one of our manuals. The glossary
consisted of about twenty-five terms and their definitions. As the
review process went on, I?ve been asked to add a more detailed
explanation of how each is used and an example for each term. I?ve
now ended up with about one to one-and-a-half pages of text for each
term. Is this still a glossary?
I?m now inclined to call this something other than a glossary. Has
anybody created something like this, a very detailed glossary?
I?m also looking for formatting suggestions. Should I have
subheadings for definition, usage, and examples for each term?
Please send replies to me directly because I receive list messages in
the digest format.
Thanks,
Jon Herrera
jonherrera -at- yahoo -dot- com
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