From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: 3035@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com
Subject: bug#3035: 23.0.92; doc, terminology for graphics, display, terminal, etc.
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:09:35 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvk55ga58e.fsf-monnier+emacsbugreports@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <000301c9c0ab$e081bfb0$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:01:18 -0700")
>> > IMO, using slant for a defined term in print is not too
>> > good, and having the same appearance for defined terms
>> > and emphasized text (unrelated) is also not too good.
>> AFAIK, it's just common practice for definitions. The italics is used
>> to emphasize the fact that this term is used with a specific meaning,
>> which is being explained.
> Nope. Not common practice.
You're simply wrong. Maybe in the texts you read it's not
common practice. But in the texts I read it is.
> And that reasoning (defined term is important, so use
> emphasis) is an invention.
Not at all. A good example would be when you define what a /type/ is.
Or what an /object/ is, in a programming book. If you don't emphasize
correctly, the reader may end up not noticing/understanding exactly what
term you're defining because that term already has meaning to
the reader.
Stefan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-04-19 18:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-04-17 16:46 bug#3035: 23.0.92; doc, terminology for graphics, display, terminal, etc Drew Adams
2009-04-18 7:16 ` Eli Zaretskii
2009-04-18 7:52 ` Drew Adams
2009-04-18 10:47 ` Eli Zaretskii
2009-04-18 16:23 ` Drew Adams
2009-04-18 17:20 ` Eli Zaretskii
2009-04-18 17:29 ` Drew Adams
2009-04-18 20:55 ` Eli Zaretskii
2009-04-18 21:18 ` Drew Adams
2009-04-19 3:17 ` Stefan Monnier
2009-04-19 5:01 ` Drew Adams
2009-04-19 18:09 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2009-04-19 19:33 ` Drew Adams
2009-04-20 16:24 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-07-11 14:29 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2009-04-18 1:50 Chong Yidong
2009-04-18 2:03 ` Drew Adams
2009-04-18 6:26 ` Eli Zaretskii
2009-04-18 7:17 ` Drew Adams
2009-04-18 10:39 ` Eli Zaretskii
2009-04-18 16:23 ` Drew Adams
2009-04-18 13:41 ` Chong Yidong
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