Re: [mkgmap-dev] Commit r3696: Fix documentation error.
On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 4:59 PM, Steve Ratcliffe wrote: > () - parentheses > [] - square brackets > {} - curly braces > <> - angle brackets > > All those sound fine from a UK perspective. Any problems? > Perfect. Sounds good. -- Dave Swarthout Homer, Alaska Chiang Mai, Thailand Travel Blog at http://dswarthout.blogspot.com ___ mkgmap-dev mailing list mkgmap-dev@lists.mkgmap.org.uk http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/mkgmap-dev
Re: [mkgmap-dev] Commit r3696: Fix documentation error.
So, are these changes included in the new style manual that comes in the mkgmap installation package? Yes they are. The package always includes documentation created from the same version. The documentation on the web site is also supposed to be updated with every new build, but that isn't happening at the moment... as I just found out. Also, a small note about terminology. This issue pops up now and again and it's not a big one but I feel I should point it out. When you refer to what we in the U.S. call parentheses (singular parenthesis), you use the term "brackets". Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't most mathematicians use parenthesis to describe this character? "(" or ")". I see, interesting. From the link Colin just posted it seems that the term brackets as an alternative to parentheses in UK, but not in USA, usage. So I agree that we should not use the term bracket without any qualification. I suggest to consistently use the following then: () - parentheses [] - square brackets {} - curly braces <> - angle brackets All those sound fine from a UK perspective. Any problems? Best wishes ..Steve ___ mkgmap-dev mailing list mkgmap-dev@lists.mkgmap.org.uk http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/mkgmap-dev
Re: [mkgmap-dev] Commit r3696: Fix documentation error.
More brackets than you can shake a stick at... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bracket On 2016-10-17 05:14, Dave Swarthout wrote: > So, are these changes included in the new style manual that comes in the > mkgmap installation package? > > Also, a small note about terminology. This issue pops up now and again and > it's not a big one but I feel I should point it out. When you refer to what > we in the U.S. call parentheses (singular parenthesis), you use the term > "brackets". Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't most mathematicians use > parenthesis to describe this character? "(" or ")". > > The term bracket usually implies either this "[" or this "]", while braces > (or less often "curly brackets"), refer to "{" or "}" > > I know certain programming languages, C and Pascal among them, use the > parentheses, brackets and braces terminology outlined above. > > Cheers, > Dave > > On Sun, Oct 16, 2016 at 10:05 PM, svn commit wrote: > >> Version mkgmap-r3696 was committed by steve on Sun, 16 Oct 2016 >> >> Fix documentation error. >> >> - Carlos Dávila >> >> http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/websvn/revision.php?repname=mkgmap&rev=3696 [1] >> ___ >> mkgmap-dev mailing list >> mkgmap-dev@lists.mkgmap.org.uk >> http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/mkgmap-dev [2] > > -- > > Dave Swarthout > Homer, Alaska > Chiang Mai, Thailand > Travel Blog at http://dswarthout.blogspot.com > ___ > mkgmap-dev mailing list > mkgmap-dev@lists.mkgmap.org.uk > http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/mkgmap-dev Links: -- [1] http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/websvn/revision.php?repname=mkgmap&rev=3696 [2] http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/mkgmap-dev___ mkgmap-dev mailing list mkgmap-dev@lists.mkgmap.org.uk http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/mkgmap-dev