RE: Pagination issues - pros & cons

[eric -dot- dunn -at- ca -dot- transport -dot- bombardier -dot- com]

bounce-techwr-l-106467 -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com wrote on 09/17/2004 07:20:34 AM:
> The manuals are revised several times a year...

That might be a very compelling reason to use chapter-page numbering. 
Revision wouldn't affect the pagination in other chapters, so it would be 
easier for technical support to guide different users if the whole manual 
isn't repaginated.

But, it depends how you're generating your output from your XML 
repository.

I do agree with Bonnie's contention about the usefulness of chapter 
numbers. When I frequently use a reference book, I often scan headings to 
locate the chapter first if the page numbering is unhelpfully page number 
only.

Eric L. Dunn
Senior Technical Writer

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