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Re: doc-strings: T vs t
From: |
Gerd Moellmann |
Subject: |
Re: doc-strings: T vs t |
Date: |
29 Oct 2001 12:28:15 +0100 |
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Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.1.50 |
address@hidden (Pavel Janík) writes:
> What about this change:
>
> --- tips.texi.~1.37.~ Tue Jul 10 12:51:30 2001
> +++ tips.texi Mon Oct 29 11:39:14 2001
> @@ -597,9 +597,10 @@
> @item
> @iftex
> When a documentation string refers to a Lisp symbol, write it as it
> -would be printed (which usually means in lower case), with single-quotes
> -around it. For example: @samp{`lambda'}. There are two exceptions:
> -write @code{t} and @code{nil} without single-quotes.
> +would be printed (which usually means in lower case, even at the
> +beginning of sentences), with single-quotes around it. For
> +example: @samp{`lambda'}. There are two exceptions: write @code{t}
> +and @code{nil} without single-quotes.
> @end iftex
> @ifnottex
> When a documentation string refers to a Lisp symbol, write it as it
>
Let's see what Richard says. I think the position so far has
been to avoid t and nil at the start of sentences.