-----Original Message----- From: Eric Blake [mailto:ebl...@redhat.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2014 9:44 AM To: Arthur Schwarz Subject: Re: [ENHANCEMENT]Autoconfig.pdf
On 07/02/2014 10:35 AM, Arthur Schwarz wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Eric Blake [mailto:ebl...@redhat.com] > Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2014 7:48 AM > To: Arthur Schwarz; bug-autoconf@gnu.org > Subject: Re: [ENHANCEMENT]Autoconfig.pdf >> >> There are a few notes (which, I fear, only one of us will think relevant). >> 1: You have no Colophon defined. If you think it useful to have I've left > a >> placeholder for it. > > What do we need it for? A good patch explains not only what you've > done, but why it is a good thing to have changed. > > From the Mirriam-Webster dictionary: > 1: an inscription at the end of a book or manuscript usually with > facts about its production > 2: an identifying mark used by a printer or a publisher > > I have seen the 'Colophon' section as identifying the typography used in > manuals. Such as when typewriter fonts are used, italics, bold face, etc. I > don't know if there is any need for it in the User's Manual, but if there is > then this is the place to put it.