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In article <1993Jan21.203546.45088@datamark.co.nz>, thomas@datamark.co.nz (Thomas Beagle) writes:
|> In article <77124@apple.apple.COM> chuq@Apple.COM (Crow's Friend Timmy) writes:
|> >
|> >I know, I know. Injecting facts into a USENET argument is worth two demerits.
|>
|> Yes, but you're just as bad as a Nazi. :-)
|>
|> Now this thread has officially reached rock-bottom, perhaps we could
|> move on?

Heh, heh...ok by me.

|> ObWriting : When writing a manual, do you index as you go (and risk
|> all sorts of incompatibilities) or do you index after the bulk of the
|> manual is written?

After its finished. The way we lay it out here, setting the final page 
breaks is an important pre-index requirement. Also, you never know 
what's going to be in or out in some books, really, until the last
minute. You've already mentioned consistency as good reason to wait.
Also, the editors get the book last, and they can introduce all kinds of 
changes.

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