John Hendy <jw.he...@gmail.com> writes: > That was [mostly] a joke. I'm actually not clear from the text above > what is desired. The description says "no leading indent and blank > line between," but the example text shows non-indent on first > paragraph, indent on second (which would void the page-span concern), > and no line break...
At first, I didn't understand the original post, but when I took the original request to mean "no indent *on the first paragraph of the chapter or section*", then the rest made more sense to me. My take on the subject: - indent is good if you want it; - added blank line is good if you want it; - both at once is never good; it's necessary to choose between extra blank OR indenting, and stick with your choice throughout a work; - indenting the first paragraph of a chapter, or putting an extra blank line directly after the chapter heading, should both be eliminated. (Of course chapter headings should have suitable vertical space after them depending on the style - I'm talking about not also adding extra after that.) - In either case, this means a special rule is needed: paragraphs should begin with indent, or with an added blank line - BUT not if this is the first paragraph. -- David
