update style guide with headline capitalization convention (taken from GNOME guidelines)

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} }
to apps.css. to apps.css.
If you add a new class with semantic meaning, document it below, under If you add a new class with semantic meaning, document it below, under
"Custom classes". "Custom classes", and be sure to explain it to the reader at
_manual/01_welcome-to-ardour/02_about-ardour-documentation.html.
2. Format and Validation 2. Format and Validation
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On each page, use only for the first occurrence of every abbreviation. Avoid On each page, use only for the first occurrence of every abbreviation. Avoid
a redundant explanation in the text - the expansion can easily be extracted a redundant explanation in the text - the expansion can easily be extracted
via CSS for printing. via CSS for printing.
Use only in the text body, not in headings.
<em> <em>
is used to emphasize a word. Commonly rendered as italics. is used to emphasize a word. Commonly rendered as italics.
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element. element.
5. Typography 5. Other conventions
============= ====================
5.1 Typography
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* Avoid any typographical quotation marks to highlight terms or express any * Avoid any typographical quotation marks to highlight terms or express any
kind of subtle inflection, use semantic markup instead. kind of subtle inflection, use semantic markup instead.
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the long em-dash. the long em-dash.
* For ranges of values, use the en-dash: Monday &ndash; Friday, 0 &ndash; * For ranges of values, use the en-dash: Monday &ndash; Friday, 0 &ndash;
11. 11.
* Use a non-breaking space ("&nbsp;") between a number and its unit.
5.2 Language
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* The Ardour manual is written in Americal English spelling.
* Use SI units with standard abbreviations. Give imperial units only as
additional information, if at all.
5.3 Headline Capitalization
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Capitalization follows
https://developer.gnome.org/hig-book/3.6/design-text-labels.html.en#layout-capitalization
:
* Capitalize all words in the headline, with the following exceptions:
Articles: a, an, the.
Conjunctions: and, but, for, not, so, yet ...
Prepositions of three or fewer letters: at, for, by, in, to ...
* Keep headlines short and concise.