4.3 - Design the paper document generically

A given physical appearance for a printed document may be obtained in a multitude of ways, even when using the same software. For example in FrameMaker one may enter a reference to the Introduction by either typing the character string `see Introduction' or by entering a real cross reference, `see Introduction', that may then be updated automatically and contains information that enables a program to easily translate this to a hypertext link. However it would not be possible to discern any difference between the two references on the printed page.

Generically designed documents are easier to maintain and give better translation results.

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