andros/emacs-gpu
1
0
Fork 0
Code Issues Pull requests Projects Releases Packages Wiki Activity Actions

(Documentation Tips): Recommend against `iff'.

Browse source
This commit is contained in:
Glenn Morris 2007-08-08 08:01:42 +00:00
parent 6d5baad533
commit 6c4a608e90
2 changed files with 9 additions and 0 deletions
Show stats Download patch file Download diff file Expand all files Collapse all files

3
lisp/ChangeLog
View file

@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
* Replace `iff' in doc-strings and comments.
* help-mode.el (help-make-xrefs): Search for symbol constituents,
rather than just `-'.
2007-08-08 Martin Rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at>
* dired.el (dired-pop-to-buffer):

6
lispref/tips.texi
View file

@ -844,6 +844,12 @@ Avoid using the word ``cause'' (or its equivalents) unnecessarily.
Instead of, ``Cause Emacs to display text in boldface,'' write just
``Display text in boldface.''
@item
Avoid using ``iff'' (a mathematics term meaning ``if and only if''),
since many people are unfamiliar with it and mistake it for a typo. In
most cases, the meaning is clear with just ``if''. Otherwise, try to
find an alternate phrasing that conveys the meaning.
@item
When a command is meaningful only in a certain mode or situation,
do mention that in the documentation string. For example,