From: Jason McIntyre <jmc@kerhand.co.uk>
To: discuss@mdocml.bsd.lv
Subject: Re: mdoc.7 tweaks
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 22:06:53 +0059 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20100802210717.GB20950@bramka.kerhand.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20100802205711.GA7805@iris.usta.de>
On Mon, Aug 02, 2010 at 10:57:11PM +0200, Ingo Schwarze wrote:
>
> Everything not related to .Sx / .Sy is ok schwarze@.
>
> > *) uses Sy for macros instead of Sx. we could use something else but
> > not, please, Sx.
>
> Hmm, i'm not sure.
> Using exactly Sx (and not anything else) has a point.
> On http://mdocml.bsd.lv/mdoc.7.html , you can easily navigate
> the whole manual using the macro hyperlinks.
> I know that is irrelevant for man(1), and for terminal output
> in general, but it may still be considered useful.
>
hmm. so i have probably confused two things: when we are talking about a
section, Sx is correct. but to just refer to macros, we shouldn;t use
Sx. but i see now that the macro name was additionally also a macro
name.
>
> That seems easy; i guess it's a typo, and i would just change lb to lB
> and rb to rB, like this:
>
> \&.Yo \(lB\-arg \(lBval...\(rB\(rB \(lBargs...\(rB \(lBres...\(rB
>
ah.
>
> Are you really sure we should switch from .Sx to .Sy right now?
>
> If yes, we need to get it right at once, including choosing the
> macro we really want, but i do not want to digress into .Sy vs. .Ic
> vs. whatever bikeshedding as long as we do not even agree that we
> need to get rid of .Sx at all.
>
> If no, will you pull the .Sx/.Sy parts out of the diff for now,
> or shall i do it?
>
we should undo the Sx/Sy parts of my diff. which is most of the diff ;(
anyway, i have to sleep now. if you want to take this further, carry on.
if not i'll try and find time tomorrow to redo it.
jmc
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-08-02 19:00 Jason McIntyre
2010-08-02 20:57 ` Ingo Schwarze
2010-08-02 21:07 ` Jason McIntyre [this message]
2010-08-06 15:46 ` Kristaps Dzonsons
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