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Re: When should I use "`" and "'" in NEWS?
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
Re: When should I use "`" and "'" in NEWS? |
Date: |
Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:08:06 +0300 |
> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:51:58 +0800
> From: Xue Fuqiao <address@hidden>
>
> In etc/NEWS[fn:1], I found this sentence:
>
> You should either convert them to utf-8 or add an explicit coding:
> cookie.
>
> I expected a "`" and a "'" around the "coding:" cookie, but there's
> none.
So add them.
> So I have a question: when should we add these delimiters?
When you think they are appropriate. There's no formal grammar for
NEWS, it's just more or less free text.
> IMHO at least these things need those delimiters:
> * Lisp symbols
> * Configure options
>
> and there are something I'm uncertain about:
> * Key sequences
> * Code span (I think "coding:" cookie is belong to this category)
> * "Modules" (like those in Eshell and Org)
> * Library/package names (with or without `.el')
> * Value of Lisp variables
> * Value returned by functions/lambda/primitives/macros
Think of NEWS as an Info file, and decorate everything makeinfo would.