[boost] Re: [optional] Doc edits
On Fri, 14 Mar 2003 12:10:52 -0600, "David B. Held" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >First, it is functionally similar to a tristate boolean (false, >maybe,true) -such as boost::tribool-, except that in a tristate >boolean, the maybe state represents a valid value, unlike the >corresponding state of an uninitialized optional. > >I think two hyphens should be used for the em-dashes (or the >actual em-dash character, which is probably not portable). Also, >the comma after the em-dash is probably not necessary (even >though it would be if the parenthetical phrase were not present). As far as English is concerned I'll leave the response to people who have studied in an English-speaking country, however I would be surprised if your rules *required* a comma before "except" in absence of the parenthetical phrase. Secondly, the comma just before "the maybe state" is definitely an error in Italian but, again, I'll leave to you to say if the same thing holds for English. The above notes would be of course off-topic in themselves but I think they aren't in this context, as they are meant as a rationale for proposing a correction to existing boost documentation. Genny. ___ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost
[boost] Re: [optional] Doc edits
"David B. Held" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió en el mensaje news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Under "A note about optional" is the line: > > Second, optional<> provides and implicit conversion to bool. > > Of course, it should be "an". > Fixed, thanks! >An even subtler nitpick is that in the > line: > > First, it is functionally similar to a tristate boolean (false, > maybe,true) -such as boost::tribool-, except that in a tristate > boolean, the maybe state represents a valid value, unlike the > corresponding state of an uninitialized optional. > > I think two hyphens should be used for the em-dashes (or the > actual em-dash character, which is probably not portable). Also, > the comma after the em-dash is probably not necessary (even > though it would be if the parenthetical phrase were not present). > Fixed. Thanks again!! BTW: It took me a little to understand what you've said because I didn't know about the em-dash. But I found a nice explanation on the web about em/en-dashes, the hyphen, and their correct uses. I used — directly since I found many boost documents using it. > Otherwise, the documentation looks great! > Thank you! Fernando Cacciola ___ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost
