[Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/lispref/tips.texi,v [EMACS_22_BASE]

[Glenn Morris]

CVSROOT:        /sources/emacs
Module name:    emacs
Branch:         EMACS_22_BASE
Changes by:     Glenn Morris <gm>       07/08/08 07:56:45

Index: tips.texi
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/emacs/emacs/lispref/tips.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.94.2.2
retrieving revision 1.94.2.3
diff -u -b -r1.94.2.2 -r1.94.2.3
--- tips.texi   25 Jul 2007 08:12:55 -0000      1.94.2.2
+++ tips.texi   8 Aug 2007 07:56:45 -0000       1.94.2.3
@@ -845,6 +845,12 @@
 ``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.
+
address@hidden
 When a command is meaningful only in a certain mode or situation,
 do mention that in the documentation string.  For example,
 the documentation of @code{dired-find-file} is: