- From: Shelley Powers <shelley.just@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 11:46:32 -0600
- To: "Tab Atkins Jr." <jackalmage@gmail.com>
- Cc: Jeroen van der Gun <noreplytopreventspam@blijbol.nl>, public-html <public-html@w3.org>
Here are more instances of figures and tables discussed in publications. Sorry if I repeat anything you have Laura. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16978740 Talks about the quality of figures AND tables in publications, specifically data tables. Not just figure, or just table. Figures and _data_ tables http://www.vanguard.edu/faculty/ddegelman/index.aspx?doc_id=796 The APA style guidelines. I have a degree in psychology as well as comp sci, and I can guarantee you do not waiver from these guidelines when publishing a paper or book. The guidelines state: Tables: A common use of tables is to present quantitative data or the results of statistical analyses (such as ANOVA) Figures: A common use of Figures is to present graphs, photographs, or other illustrations (other than tables). The style guide for the Colorado School of Mines, (PDF) http://inside.mines.edu/~mmyoung/phgn471/FigsTables.pdf Which states, specifically, that tables are not figures The Geological Society of America style guide: http://www.geosociety.org/pubs/geoguid6.htm Tables should replace text, not duplicate it. The numbering scheme should reflect each table's physical location in the document—tables in main text start with "TABLE 1."; tables in appendix start with "TABLE A1." See our sample table for further instructions All illustrations, whether line drawings or photographs, are considered figures. GSA prefers electronic files, but sometimes we may have to scan clean hard copy if the files are unusable. nature.com formatting guidelines: http://www.nature.com/nature/authors/gta/ Nature requires figures in electronic format. Please ensure that all digital images comply with the Nature guide for digital images. And I can probably bring in another couple hundred references in addition to the above and Laura's, all describing tables and figures as two different things. AND, where it makes sense to the field, examples and equations are listed as a third item. Now, I know that members of this group have stated in the past that experts from other fields don't hold sway here, and that this group doesn't give much credence to expertise in other areas, but when publications such as books are brought up as justification for a decision in HTML5, I think it is only appropriate that we refer to the publication industry guidelines and norms when determining how to interpret what we find when we search in Google books. And we should ensure that HTML5 works for the _norm_ not for the exceptions. Shelley
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