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Subject:setting off field names From:"Matthew B. Hicks" <matt -at- UNIDATA -dot- UCAR -dot- EDU> Date:Mon, 7 Aug 1995 23:57:05 -0600
> Glenn Crumpley writes:
> >>We're updating our style guide and trying to arrive at a uniform convention
> for indicating field names. We currently use quotes, but agree that it adds
> too much noise to the page. We are experimenting with bold, but many of us
> feel it overwhelms the surrounding text. I'd be interested in hearing what
> conventions are currently in use by others.<<
I would give some thought to a font change for the field names. It would
be especially useful if you set the field names in a font close to the
screen font used by your application. Or simply put them in a san serif
font if the rest of your text is in a serif one. This is a similar
approach to making them bold, but you may find it less overwhelming on
the page.
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