C

asm	delete	if	reinterpret_cast	true
auto	do	inline	return	try
bool	double	int	short	typedef
break	dynamic_cast	long	signed	typeid
case	else	mutable	sizeof	union
catch	enum	namespace	static	unsigned
char	extern	new	static_cast	using
class	false	operator	struct	virtual
const	float	private	switch	void
const_cast	for	protected	template	volatile
continue	friend	public	this	wchar_t
default	goto	register	throw	while

When using non with a C++ keyword, always hyphenate.

You must cast your this pointer to non-const to make changes to the internal object state.

Capitalize:

• All nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs
• The first word, last word, and any word following a mark of punctuation, regardless of part of speech
• Hyphenated words according to part of speech

Capitalizing chapter titles and heads

Capitalize:

• The first word of a head
• Proper nouns in a head

Capitalizing glossary terms

If the term is an uppercase abbreviation, or a software term that is case sensitive, present it as it should appear in the text.

See Taligent Human Interface Guidelines for more information about human interface elements.

Capitalize:

• The first word of a part divider
• Proper nouns in a part divider

Capitalizing text

• Letters naming keyboard keys.
• The first word of each entry in bulleted lists, numbered lists, or series
  of steps.
• The words Chapter, Section, Appendix, Table, and Figure when followed by an identifying number or letter.

• A command, variable, or other term not usually capitalized. Avoid beginning a sentence with one of these terms.
• The words page, step, line, or column--even when followed by a number.
• Words for emphasis. Instead, use italics (sparingly).

• Compound Document Framework
• View System
• Runtime Services
• Text and Style Storage Management

Use caption numbers only for documentation sets where they are defined as the standard. Caption numbers are sequential throughout each book but are broken into individual categories of figures, tables, and code.

For more information about captions, see the Taligent Publications Handbook.

CAUTION Closing the file without saving could cause you to lose data.

Software developers must weigh this minor limitation against three factors: faster development time, smaller code size, and greater ease of modification.

Do not capitalize the first word following a colon, even if the phrase following the colon is a complete sentence.

Object orientation is to the 1990s what structured programming was to the 1970s: a new and important paradigm for improving software construction, maintenance, and use.

Text elements in program interfaces include menu items, labels, editable fields in dialogs, spreadsheet cells, and documents.

Locate the black-and-white, green, and red wires. (3 items in series)
Locate the green, red, black, and white wires. (4 items in series)

They have offices in Portland, Oregon; Springfield, Illinois; Boulder, Colorado; and Kansas City, Missouri.

Separating dependent and independent clauses

Any virtual function calls execute the base class virtual functions, not the overriding functions in the--as yet unconstructed--derived class.
Occasionally some initialization associated with the base class must be done using derived class (overriding) virtual functions.

Separate items in addresses, dates, and numbers

• Addresses - Insert a comma between elements of an address.
  The President lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC, 20500.
  San Diego, California, has a moderate climate.
  
  Within a sentence, use a comma both before and after a state or province.
  

• Dates - Insert a comma between elements of a complete date when it appears in standard American format (month, date, year).
  On February 5, 1977, she arrived in New York.
  Tuesday, October 17, 1989, at 5:04 p.m., the earth shook.
  
  Do not insert commas if the complete date follows the international format.
  
  10 December 1992
  
  Do not insert commas if the date consists of only the month and year.
  
  She arrived in February 1977.
  The article appeared in the July 1981 issue of National Geographic.
  
• Numbers - Insert a comma between thousands, millions, and so on,
  in numbers.
  4,392
  1,250,000
  

Rather than: The Taligent classes that comprise the File
System interface...
Write: The CommonPoint classes that comprise the File
System interface...

Rather than using vague expressions, such as "the guidelines discussed earlier," tell the reader exactly which chapter or section to refer to by including the chapter number, the title, or the number and title.

Never use cross-references to convey vital information, such as safety precautions or important steps to follow. Restate the information where it is needed.

For detailed guidelines, see Taligent Publications Handbook.