Bug#165793: /usr/X11R6/man/man1/xlsfonts.1x.gz doesn't explain pattern good enough
The xlsfonts man page doesn't explain pattern good enough. $ man xlfonts ... Xlsfonts lists the fonts that match the given pattern. The wildcard character * may be used to match any sequence of characters (includ- ing none), and ? to match any single character. If no pattern is given, * is assumed. ... In what way is that not clear? Also the --help info should mention -fn in the latter part. Also it should say -l will tie up your machine, like it does on the man page. The included help is only a quick summary in case you know the command but forget an option. It should not contain explanations, which is what the man page is for. Juliusz -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#165793: /usr/X11R6/man/man1/xlsfonts.1x.gz doesn't explain pattern good enough
J == Juliusz Chroboczek [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The xlsfonts man page doesn't explain pattern good enough. J $ man xlfonts J ... JXlsfonts lists the fonts that match the given pattern. The wildcard Jcharacter * may be used to match any sequence of characters (includ- Jing none), and ? to match any single character. If no pattern is Jgiven, * is assumed. J ... J In what way is that not clear? I see. hummm, BTW we would expect it to act like ls. Obviously it matches more: $ xlsfonts taip* -eten-fixed-medium-r-normal--16-150-75-75-c-160-big5.eten-0 -eten-fixed-medium-r-normal--24-230-75-75-c-240-big5.eten-0 taipei16 taipei24 OK, mention it will get aliases etc. -- http://jidanni.org/ Taiwan(04)25854780 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#165793: /usr/X11R6/man/man1/xlsfonts.1x.gz doesn't explain pattern good enough
The xlsfonts man page doesn't explain pattern good enough. $ man xlfonts ... Xlsfonts lists the fonts that match the given pattern. The wildcard character * may be used to match any sequence of characters (includ- ing none), and ? to match any single character. If no pattern is given, * is assumed. ... In what way is that not clear? Also the --help info should mention -fn in the latter part. Also it should say -l will tie up your machine, like it does on the man page. The included help is only a quick summary in case you know the command but forget an option. It should not contain explanations, which is what the man page is for. Juliusz
Bug#165793: /usr/X11R6/man/man1/xlsfonts.1x.gz doesn't explain pattern good enough
J == Juliusz Chroboczek [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The xlsfonts man page doesn't explain pattern good enough. J $ man xlfonts J ... JXlsfonts lists the fonts that match the given pattern. The wildcard Jcharacter * may be used to match any sequence of characters (includ- Jing none), and ? to match any single character. If no pattern is Jgiven, * is assumed. J ... J In what way is that not clear? I see. hummm, BTW we would expect it to act like ls. Obviously it matches more: $ xlsfonts taip* -eten-fixed-medium-r-normal--16-150-75-75-c-160-big5.eten-0 -eten-fixed-medium-r-normal--24-230-75-75-c-240-big5.eten-0 taipei16 taipei24 OK, mention it will get aliases etc. -- http://jidanni.org/ Taiwan(04)25854780
