On Fri 03/Aug/2012 08:38:44 -0700 Barry Leiba wrote: > >> "Easy" would mean that people usually find them even if they're >> not purposely looking for them. For example, the existence of an >> approved errata could be signaled by coloring the margin near the >> relevant text. > > I like this idea. Not colour, maybe -- despite the errata tool's > format, not all errata nicely fit into OLD/NEW text, and one often > needs the explanation even for those that do -- but perhaps an > "errata" icon in the margin next to the relevant text. One could > click the icon and be sent straight to that erratum. > > The trouble is that I can't see how we could do that automatically, so > it would require significant extra manual processing. Yes, it would be part of a verifier's job. E.g. an additional field in the verification form. Empty field, no icon. Otherwise, the field contains an anchor, a section number, or whatever pointer the form handler may accept.