From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: xfq Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Naming internal functions Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:16:31 +0800 Message-ID: References: <87hajhswdh.fsf@gmail.com> <87y5csu7ml.fsf@gmail.com> <87zjx8ivyb.fsf_-_@earth.home> <87li8joqil@ch.ristopher.com> <83zjwz6g6b.fsf@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1366035404 29779 80.91.229.3 (15 Apr 2013 14:16:44 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:16:44 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Christopher Schmidt , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Eli Zaretskii Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Apr 15 16:16:48 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@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 1URkD9-0004Fq-NU for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:16:47 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:52740 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1URkD8-0000I9-RK for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:16:46 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:51253) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1URkCz-00007T-Aq for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:16:42 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1URkCx-0000V8-Vg for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:16:37 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-ie0-x22b.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4001:c03::22b]:41525) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1URkCv-0000UI-65; Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:16:33 -0400 Original-Received: by mail-ie0-f171.google.com with SMTP id e11so367262iej.30 for ; Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:16:32 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-received:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=p+z/xTWHv+dyqUOFYVMZoBDySq5NeHdzMmNNh1YFijc=; b=gaVzELrPhgxmLECcKxkHkgI7z95gfxR3U7zII4QoahFXUExoCUe4fR43LASnZVgI/t iRs70mi2e8hUcFZWYv3rVBvM64YGJDxlDuj445fpDzVnq+c64JVXQLU458q6CLzg7sUb BP9R0L+0geJ/vTgbAungo8QeauoF+83+m57RuSXgOdgYtgmTc2SiMduzP9+vJIcGNGhs ZqBNP/MZHJAhSeqQwF761VDnWV/j5WkklA9R1webouDjk1h1Y5QUBSlMCIEHGF1+4tQf mqgKJkeYgPKbxN9YDYzVere4fzDMoaM6vZ6IHixis45VZ//bTaI48x1gFrQS2ltU0wZM canw== X-Received: by 10.50.100.201 with SMTP id fa9mr5124462igb.28.1366035391994; Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:16:31 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.42.178.71 with HTTP; Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:16:31 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <83zjwz6g6b.fsf@gnu.org> X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:4001:c03::22b X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:158929 Archived-At: On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 10:07 PM, Eli Zaretskii wrote: > This word was never mentioned in the preceding text, so using it here > will confuse, especially those readers whose first language is not > English. Never introduce new terminology in the middle of a complex > description, where each successive sentence builds upon what the > preceding ones said. Always use _exactly_ the same words as in the > preceding sentences. Agreed, please follow this tip/convention. -- Best regards, Xue Fuqiao. http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/