Big and Little Endians [was: Re: Procedure How to Write a Manual!]

2009-05-22 Thread Bodvar Bjorgvinsson
Now I finally understand and, consequently revoke my warning words against using 'endianess' in a manual. :D What? I understand it, why shouldn't everyone else? :-/ B??var -- Enlightened on a Friday 2009/5/22 Jeremy H. Griffith : > On Fri, 22 May 2009 13:36:11 +, Bodvar Bjorgvinsson > wrote

Big and Little Endians [was: Re: Procedure How to Write a Manual!]

2009-05-22 Thread Jeff Coatsworth
ed palette of colours (sort of early Venn diagrams). Good times -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Jeremy H. Griffith Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 3:14 PM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Su

Re: Big and Little Endians

2009-05-22 Thread William Abernathy
This discussion has brought to mind a couple of points of usage. First, the property is (or should be) referred to as "endianness," with two n's. An endianess is a female endian. Second, since there is no country called "Endia," there is no need to capitalize little- or big-endian. Thank you

Big and Little Endians

2009-05-22 Thread William Abernathy
This discussion has brought to mind a couple of points of usage. First, the property is (or should be) referred to as "endianness," with two n's. An endianess is a female endian. Second, since there is no country called "Endia," there is no need to capitalize little- or big-endian. Thank you

Re: Big and Little Endians [was: Re: Procedure How to Write a Manual!]

2009-05-22 Thread Bodvar Bjorgvinsson
Now I finally understand and, consequently revoke my warning words against using 'endianess' in a manual. :D What? I understand it, why shouldn't everyone else? :-/ Böðvar -- Enlightened on a Friday 2009/5/22 Jeremy H. Griffith : > On Fri, 22 May 2009 13:36:11 +, Bodvar Bjorgvinsson > wrote

RE: Big and Little Endians [was: Re: Procedure How to Write a Manual!]

2009-05-22 Thread Jeff Coatsworth
ed palette of colours (sort of early Venn diagrams). Good times -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Jeremy H. Griffith Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 3:14 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Big an

Big and Little Endians [was: Re: Procedure How to Write a Manual!]

2009-05-22 Thread Jeremy H. Griffith
On Fri, 22 May 2009 13:36:11 +, Bodvar Bjorgvinsson wrote: >Regarding the "endianess", I had a problem some 13 years ago with some >UNIX software that was supposed to work on Linux. It did not. I sent a >query to an Icelandic guy on the "Basic Linux Training" list I >subscribed to and he cam

Big and Little Endians [was: Re: Procedure How to Write a Manual!]

2009-05-22 Thread Jeremy H. Griffith
On Fri, 22 May 2009 13:36:11 +, Bodvar Bjorgvinsson wrote: >Regarding the "endianess", I had a problem some 13 years ago with some >UNIX software that was supposed to work on Linux. It did not. I sent a >query to an Icelandic guy on the "Basic Linux Training" list I >subscribed to and he cam