Re: [Axiom-developer] Documentation bug?

2006-02-16 Thread root
> > > Maybe I should have been a bit more precise. I actually already knew > > > what )abbrev is for. I just forgot the syntax. > > > > > > As you see the first message tells me: > > > > > >Issue )abbrev? for more information. > > > > > > And if I do that I get a not so helpful message. Tha

Re: [Axiom-developer] Documentation bug?

2006-02-16 Thread Martin Rubey
root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Maybe I should have been a bit more precise. I actually already knew > > what )abbrev is for. I just forgot the syntax. > > > > As you see the first message tells me: > > > >Issue )abbrev? for more information. > > > > And if I do that I get a not so he

Re: [Axiom-developer] Documentation bug?

2006-02-15 Thread Ralf Hemmecke
Hi Tim, On 02/15/2006 03:39 PM, root wrote: Maybe I should have been a bit more precise. I actually already knew what )abbrev is for. I just forgot the syntax. As you see the first message tells me: Issue )abbrev? for more information. And if I do that I get a not so helpful message. That

Re: [Axiom-developer] Documentation bug?

2006-02-15 Thread Martin Rubey
Ralf Hemmecke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I agree that the limitation on the length of the abbreviation > > itself was constrained by the old file names. But there are > > many cases where standard short name is quite convenient - > > especially for use by expert users in the Axiom interpreter

Re: [Axiom-developer] Documentation bug?

2006-02-15 Thread root
> Localization of software is not so easy. If I just take the above > mentioned file and translate it into German, I am sure that I will hate > the German error message when I see one. The reason is simple. In that > file there is not enough information to come up with a reasonable > translatio

Re: [Axiom-developer] Documentation bug?

2006-02-15 Thread Ralf Hemmecke
On 02/15/2006 06:02 PM, Martin Rubey wrote: Ralf Hemmecke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: I agree that the limitation on the length of the abbreviation itself was constrained by the old file names. But there are many cases where standard short name is quite convenient - especially for use by expert

Re: [Axiom-developer] Documentation bug?

2006-02-15 Thread root
> Maybe I should have been a bit more precise. I actually already knew > what )abbrev is for. I just forgot the syntax. > > As you see the first message tells me: > >Issue )abbrev? for more information. > > And if I do that I get a not so helpful message. That was the bug I was > referring

Re: [Axiom-developer] Documentation bug?

2006-02-15 Thread Ralf Hemmecke
I agree that the limitation on the length of the abbreviation itself was constrained by the old file names. But there are many cases where standard short name is quite convenient - especially for use by expert users in the Axiom interpreter. For example I often write: 'POLY INT' instead of 'Polyno

RE: [Axiom-developer] Documentation bug?

2006-02-15 Thread Page, Bill
Ralf, On Wednesday, February 15, 2006 5:20 AM you wrote: > > Maybe I should have been a bit more precise. I actually > already knew what )abbrev is for. I just forgot the syntax. No problem. > > As you see the first message tells me: > >Issue )abbrev? for more information. > > And if I d

Re: [Axiom-developer] Documentation bug?

2006-02-15 Thread Ralf Hemmecke
Hi Bill, Maybe I should have been a bit more precise. I actually already knew what )abbrev is for. I just forgot the syntax. As you see the first message tells me: Issue )abbrev? for more information. And if I do that I get a not so helpful message. That was the bug I was referring to.

RE: [Axiom-developer] Documentation bug?

2006-02-14 Thread Page, Bill
On Tuesday, February 14, 2006 7:14 AM Ralf Hemmecke wrote: > > Can someone explain that ... > > (2) -> )abbr domain XYZ > domain must be followed by an alternating list of abbreviation(s) >and name(s). Issue )abbrev? for more information. > (2) -> )abbrev? > Your argument list is

Re: [Axiom-developer] Documentation bug?

2006-02-14 Thread root
)abbrev domain MYINT MyInteger ^^ domain name abbreviation see any pamphlet file in src/algebra Tim ___ Axiom-developer mailing list Axiom-developer@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/axi

[Axiom-developer] Documentation bug?

2006-02-14 Thread Ralf Hemmecke
Can someone explain that ... (2) -> )abbr domain XYZ domain must be followed by an alternating list of abbreviation(s) and name(s). Issue )abbrev? for more information. (2) -> )abbrev? Your argument list is not valid. Very helpful! ;-) Ralf ___