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Subject:Re: Page ranges in an index From:Marylee Hendricks <marylee_hendricks -at- RETEK -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 11 Sep 1998 16:00:58 -0500
I would use "to" to show the page range. You have to do something, and
putting in "to" is clear and simple, and doesn't take up too much room. I
think that covers the requirements for an index solution.
Marylee
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From: David Knopf [SMTP:david -at- KNOPF -dot- COM]
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Subject: Re: Page ranges in an index
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| [mailto:TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU]On Behalf Of Stephen D.
Murphy
| Sent: Friday, September 11, 1998 9:47 AM
| To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
| Subject: Page ranges in an index
|
|
| Hi Techwrlers,
|
| I've developing a manual with two-level page numbers in each
chapter
| (e.g., the first page in chapter 4 is page 4-1). We're doing this
to
| facilitate easy changes to the manual.
|
| Now, I am building an index (FrameMaker) and I want to indicate a
page
| range for some topics. It looks awkward, since there is a dash
already
| in the page number. For example:
| "4-1-4-3" to indicate" 4-1 to 4-3"
|
| I can think of several approaches:
| 1. Don't use ranges (a cop-out)
| 2. Use the word "to" as a separator (awkward and dumb-looking)
| 3. Use an en- or em-dash for the "to" part (doesn't really do the
job
| very well)
|
We always use "to" in this situation. Guess we don't mind being
awkward and
dumb-looking! <g>
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