At 11:22 -0600 29/6/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Our new editor wants to add the word "and" to such statements - if <blah, >blah>, AND then <blah, blah>. Both I and the other writer disagree with the >editor on this one - it should be just if/then - no "and."
Boy are you going to have fun with your new editor. If/then and If/then/else or If/then/eiseif/else have been the constructs in any programming language that I can remember working in. 'If/and then' introduces an element of confusion, as if the 'and' clause is a second 'if' condition, as in 'If A happens and then B, then C happens'. In hardware logic, this is the logic of an AND gate, which has the truth table: A B Out 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 In other words, the output is only high if inputs A and B are high. What you want is the logic of a Yes gate (I just made that up), i.e. a straight piece of wire: Input Output 0 0 1 1 I.e. If input high, then output high. Even more, 'if/and then' introduces a misleading temporal element, as if the result only occurs if the second condition occurred after the first. What's his/her background? Cleanly not electronics or programming. Or editing, for that matter. For references, just use the formal definitions of any high-level programming language, plus a good grammar book. If that's not enough, search in the works of any of the major professional communicators (Tufte?) -- Steve _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
