John Posada wrote: > My issue: I have some instances where they are listed in a > bullet list, which makes it easy to apply the conditionals as > I need them. > However, some instances use OS specific references in a sentence. > Following is an example of one. > > ------------- > This utility collects version information and saves > the /conf, /local, /rules, and /setup directories to > a .tar file (UNIX) or a .zip file (Windows). > ------------- > > I'm looking for a way to apply conditionals so that when > applied, the sentence becomes: > > ------------- > This utility collects version information and saves > the /conf, /local, /rules, and /setup directories to > a .tar file (UNIX). > > and > > This utility collects version information and saves > the /conf, /local, /rules, and /setup directories to > a .zip file (Windows). > --------------- > > The tricky part is the word "or". When both OSs are used, the 'or" > has its place. However, when either OS is used to the > exclusion of the other, the "or" should be removed.
My advice: Use three conditions, Win, Unix, and Both, and three _complete_ paragraphs, one for each condition. Applying conditions to a word here and there is just asking for trouble -- extra spaces or spaces missing, etc. Conditionalize at the pgf level (or at least, at the sentence level). Even though you end up repeating some of each pgf 3 times, it's much cleaner, easier to maintain, and less error-prone. "It's my opinion and it's very true." ;-) Richard ------ Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 ------ rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-777-0436 ------