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#3035: 23.0.92; doc, terminology for graphics, display, terminal, etc. Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:24:48 -0400 Message-ID: References: <001201c9bf7c$14221e40$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com> <83tz4mig8z.fsf@gnu.org> <002301c9bffa$93ba5040$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com> <83myaei6h4.fsf@gnu.org> <003301c9c041$f6ff1810$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com> <83fxg5j2uc.fsf@gnu.org> <000001c9c04b$3c46c180$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com> <83eivpiswn.fsf@gnu.org> <000201c9c06b$2a134770$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com> <000301c9c0ab$e081bfb0$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com> <001b01c9c125$c3982a90$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com> Reply-To: Stefan Monnier , 3035@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1240245893 17731 80.91.229.12 (20 Apr 2009 16:44:53 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:44:53 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 3035@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com To: "Drew Adams" Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Apr 20 18:46:12 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1Lvwcw-00052s-NW for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:45:51 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:34141 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LvwbX-0001HR-F5 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:44:23 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LvwbC-0001CA-Ls for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:44:02 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Lvwb7-0001Ar-8M for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:44:01 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=33862 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Lvwb7-0001Al-0U for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:43:57 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu ([138.23.92.77]:55898) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Lvwb6-0006F3-EV for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:43:56 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu (rzlab.ucr.edu [127.0.0.1]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id n3KGhq6D024021; Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:43:54 -0700 Original-Received: (from debbugs@localhost) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id n3KGU3l3019986; Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:30:03 -0700 X-Loop: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com Resent-From: Stefan Monnier Resent-To: bug-submit-list@donarmstrong.com Resent-CC: Emacs Bugs Resent-Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:30:03 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com X-Emacs-PR-Message: followup 3035 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 3035-submit@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com id=B3035.124024469318585 (code B ref 3035); Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:30:03 +0000 Original-Received: (at 3035) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 20 Apr 2009 16:24:53 +0000 X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. Original-Received: from chene.dit.umontreal.ca (chene.dit.umontreal.ca [132.204.246.20]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id n3KGOnbW018576 for <3035@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com>; Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:24:51 -0700 Original-Received: from faina.iro.umontreal.ca (faina.iro.umontreal.ca [132.204.26.177]) by chene.dit.umontreal.ca (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n3KGOmse004869; Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:24:48 -0400 Original-Received: by faina.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix, from userid 20848) id A879F8089C; Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:24:48 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <001b01c9c125$c3982a90$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:33:48 -0700") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.92 (gnu/linux) X-NAI-Spam-Score: 0 X-NAI-Spam-Rules: 1 Rules triggered RV3257=0 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) Resent-Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:44:01 -0400 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:27365 Archived-At: >> You're simply wrong. Maybe in the texts you read it's not >> common practice. But in the texts I read it is. > Read more. Technical manuals, in particular, since that is the domain in > question. > Yes, some do adopt the same appearance (e.g. italics) for defined > terms as for emphasis (stress). You might argue that there are enough > that do this that it can be called _a_ common practice, but it is by > no means _the_ common practice. What other convention have you seen? > Red herring. Obviously, such terms need to be made to stand out > (emphasized). I stated that from the beginning. Sorry, I had missed that part. I'm glad we agree. Stefan