From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Drew Adams Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#17309: 24.4.50; Typos in autotype info Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 07:48:51 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4f756b3e-b66b-4738-88f2-b20d6645c17c@default> References: <87r44q7jvc.fsf@gmail.com> <83r44qaxi1.fsf@gnu.org> <53563868.3020900@gmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1398178171 25012 80.91.229.3 (22 Apr 2014 14:49:31 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:49:31 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 17309@debbugs.gnu.org, rms@gnu.org To: Stefan Monnier , Jan =?UTF-8?Q?Syn=C3=A1=3Fek?= Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Apr 22 16:49:24 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Wcc0i-00085f-5X for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 22 Apr 2014 16:49:24 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:55556 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wcc0h-0001LS-QE for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:49:23 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:47557) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wcc0X-0001LI-Hi for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:49:20 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wcc0M-0007FJ-RG for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:49:13 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:47105) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wcc0M-0007F9-O0 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:49:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Wcc0M-000562-01 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:49:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Drew Adams Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:49:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 17309 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 17309-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B17309.139817814019579 (code B ref 17309); Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:49:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 17309) by debbugs.gnu.org; 22 Apr 2014 14:49:00 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:55262 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Wcc0J-00055g-7r for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:48:59 -0400 Original-Received: from aserp1040.oracle.com ([141.146.126.69]:21801) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Wcc0G-00055S-E1 for 17309@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:48:57 -0400 Original-Received: from ucsinet21.oracle.com (ucsinet21.oracle.com [156.151.31.93]) by aserp1040.oracle.com (Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2/Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2) with ESMTP id s3MEmriv003962 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:48:54 GMT Original-Received: from aserz7021.oracle.com (aserz7021.oracle.com [141.146.126.230]) by ucsinet21.oracle.com (8.14.4+Sun/8.14.4) with ESMTP id s3MEmqlQ013561 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:48:53 GMT Original-Received: from abhmp0019.oracle.com (abhmp0019.oracle.com [141.146.116.25]) by aserz7021.oracle.com (8.14.4+Sun/8.14.4) with ESMTP id s3MEmquX016120; Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:48:52 GMT In-Reply-To: X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook 2.0.1.8 (707110) [OL 12.0.6691.5000 (x86)] X-Source-IP: ucsinet21.oracle.com [156.151.31.93] X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:88209 Archived-At: > > "Iff" means "if and only if". This terminology comes from > > mathematics. Try to avoid using this term in documentation, since > > many are unfamiliar with it and mistake it for a typo. >=20 > Indeed, I think "iff" is perfectly fine in docstrings, but we should > refrain from using it in the Texinfo documentation. FWIW, a different policy was decided and followed before: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2007-08/msg00306.html Why this policy change now?