John Cowan asked:
> Kenneth Whistler wrote:
>
> > (With the associated inverse layout of tables and of overall
> > book structure from that established in Europe.)
>
> Hmm. Does this mean that tables are laid out using columns where
> Westerners would use rows, and vice versa? Or do you simply mean
> that the most important columns are to the right?
>
Index in Columns
Item1 number | Item4 number
Item2 number | Item5 number
Item3 number | Item6 number
(Vertical TTB columns of horizontal LTR lines)
I I I
t t t
e e e
m m m
3 2 1
I
n n n n
u n n d
m n n e
b b b x
e e e
r r r i
_______ n
I I I R
t t t o
e e e w
m m m s
6 5 4
n n n
u n n
m n n
b b b
e e e
r r r
(Horizontal RTL rows of vertical TTB lines)
Same general principles apply to various kinds of table layout.
--Ken
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