From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Nicolas Richard Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#17309: 24.4.50; Typos in autotype info Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 16:51:16 +0200 Message-ID: <8738h54duj.fsf@geodiff-mac3.ulb.ac.be> 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 X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1398178314 27582 80.91.229.3 (22 Apr 2014 14:51:54 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:51:54 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Jan =?UTF-8?Q?Syn=C3=A1=C4=8Dek?= , 17309@debbugs.gnu.org To: Stefan Monnier Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Apr 22 16:51:47 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 1Wcc30-0001qC-4U for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 22 Apr 2014 16:51:46 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:55573 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wcc2z-0002am-Qa for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:51:45 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:48111) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wcc2O-000256-4q for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:51:14 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wcc2I-0007pO-4L for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:51:08 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:47110) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wcc2I-0007pK-1T for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:51:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Wcc2H-0005AI-Of for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:51:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Nicolas Richard Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:51:01 +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=B17309.139817824519822 (code B ref 17309); Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:51:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 17309) by debbugs.gnu.org; 22 Apr 2014 14:50:45 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:55267 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Wcc20-00059b-7h for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:50:44 -0400 Original-Received: from mxin.ulb.ac.be ([164.15.128.112]:47157) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Wcc1w-00059M-Cr for 17309@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:50:41 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: ArUHACaBVlOkD4Xx/2dsb2JhbABZrl2ZZoEsdIImAQV5EAshJQ8BBEkTiCwBFKoJmxgBh0IXh1eGfweEOASfMoQ3h1mDMzs Original-Received: from mathsrv4.ulb.ac.be (HELO geodiff-mac3.ulb.ac.be) ([164.15.133.241]) by smtp.ulb.ac.be with ESMTP; 22 Apr 2014 16:50:37 +0200 In-Reply-To: (Stefan Monnier's message of "Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:40:43 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.90 (gnu/linux) 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:88210 Archived-At: Stefan Monnier writes: >> "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. > > Indeed, I think "iff" is perfectly fine in docstrings, but we should > refrain from using it in the Texinfo documentation. I grepped for '\biff\b' and got: ./info/message.info:625: header. (Iff `Cc' header is not present, `Bcc' header will be ./info/autotype.info:231: Logical and. Iff preceding element moved point, i.e., usually ./info/autotype.info:235: Logical xor. Iff preceding element didn't move point, i.e., (+ entries explaining it, or saying not to use it) Having no experience with the involved packages, I don't suggest a patch. -- Nico.