From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#17309: 24.4.50; Typos in autotype info Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:40:43 -0400 Message-ID: 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 1398177693 15511 80.91.229.3 (22 Apr 2014 14:41:33 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:41:33 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 17309@debbugs.gnu.org To: Jan =?UTF-8?Q?Syn=C3=A1=C4=8Dek?= Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Apr 22 16:41:26 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 1Wcbsv-00015J-Ow for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 22 Apr 2014 16:41:21 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:55531 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wcbsv-0006ZT-AG for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:41:21 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:45614) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wcbsk-00069K-Nt for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:41:18 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wcbsd-0004h1-7n for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:41:10 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:47100) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wcbsd-0004gx-4v for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:41:03 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Wcbsc-0004q8-Le for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:41:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Stefan Monnier Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:41:02 +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=B17309.139817764818567 (code B ref 17309); Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:41:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 17309) by debbugs.gnu.org; 22 Apr 2014 14:40:48 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:55257 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WcbsO-0004pP-8Y for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:40:48 -0400 Original-Received: from pruche.dit.umontreal.ca ([132.204.246.22]:60567) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WcbsK-0004pA-KR for 17309@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:40:45 -0400 Original-Received: from fmsmemgm.homelinux.net (lechon.iro.umontreal.ca [132.204.27.242]) by pruche.dit.umontreal.ca (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id s3MEegNJ019739; Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:40:43 -0400 Original-Received: by fmsmemgm.homelinux.net (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 2DE5CAE159; Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:40:43 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <53563868.3020900@gmail.com> ("Jan =?UTF-8?Q?Syn=C3=A1=C4=8Dek?="'s message of "Tue, 22 Apr 2014 11:37:44 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.4.50 (gnu/linux) X-NAI-Spam-Flag: NO X-NAI-Spam-Level: X-NAI-Spam-Threshold: 5 X-NAI-Spam-Score: 0.2 X-NAI-Spam-Rules: 2 Rules triggered GEN_SPAM_FEATRE=0.2, RV4920=0 X-NAI-Spam-Version: 2.3.0.9378 : core <4920> : inlines <755> : streams <1164568> : uri <1737496> 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:88208 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. Indeed, I think "iff" is perfectly fine in docstrings, but we should refrain from using it in the Texinfo documentation. Stefan