Monospace font or not for directory and file names

[Joe Malin]

No, I am still using monospace fonts. My observation is that it's a
"standard" in documentation. I use italics to signify anything that the
reader needs to replace with an actual value. I also say this explicitly
in the documentation.  For example:

    In the *path* text box, enter the path to the file, in the form
    c:\/home_directory/\files
    where
    /home_directory/ is your application's home or installation directory


Odile Sullivan-Tarazi wrote:
>
> Another research question.  Actually two.
>
> Are many of you dropping the use of monospace font for directory and
> file names?
>
> And a follow-on question -- if not, are you applying italics for
> variable portions of the names on top of the monspace font or are you
> using straight italics (sans the monospace)?  I assume that if you're
> using straight italics for variables in code, you're using the same
> convention for variables in directory and file names.  Unless you've
> dropped the monospace font for these, of course.
>
>
> Odile
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