We don't want to squash the key too much but it makes sense to define the special letters up front. Maybe just putting them up top is the way to go.
On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 3:13 AM Ric Sherlock <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Devon, > Note that x y & u v were/are in the key in the original page. > > Given that there are now entries for u. and v. (the extended operand > versions of u and v) in the body of NuVoc, it seems sensible to co-locate > them with x, y, m, n, u and v? Having all eight entries in the key might be > a bit squashed. > > > On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 5:13 PM Devon McCormick <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Contrary to Ric's earlier suggestion, I think the "x y u v m n" line > > should stay at the top or even be moved into the key somehow. > > The line numbering is a little disconcerting as it is now but it's not a > > bad idea; it just needs to be better integrated. > > > > On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 12:23 AM Ric Sherlock <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Ok yes I see that. I was thinking of a "completed" hook/fork with the > > verbs > > > inserted, which results in a verb, rather than the hook/fork construct > > > which is a way of combining verbs i.e. a modifier. > > > Am happy with the current color key for them now! > > > Thanks. > > > > > > On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 2:19 PM Henry Rich <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > Hook and fork are definitely conjunctions IMO. They are 'invisible > > > > conjunctions' because they have no symbol, but their form is > > > > > > > > (_ _) and (_ _ _) > > > > > > > > when you insert verbs, they execute in a specified way, just as _@_ > > does. > > > > > > > > Henry Rich > > > > > > > > On 5/15/2020 9:18 PM, Ric Sherlock wrote: > > > > > Yes definitely an improvement! > > > > > I suggest moving the top row (x,y, u,v & m,n) to below the current > > line > > > > > 40:. i.e. just under the row that describes enhanced operands (u. > > v.). > > > > > > > > > > My thinking is that to follow the colour key, the "m n" cell should > > be > > > > > coloured pink (noun) (potentially the "x y" cell too). > > > > > > > > > > On reflection it also seems to me that the fork and hook cells have > > the > > > > > incorrect colour. The are currently yellow-green (conjunction) when > > IMO > > > > > they should be lilac (verb)? > > > > > > > > > > Nice work Art!! > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 12:44 PM 'Rob Hodgkinson' via General < > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> One could say … Nice Artwork, or, Nice work Art ! > > > > >> > > > > >> :-) /Rob > > > > >> > > > > >>> On 16 May 2020, at 3:20 am, Henry Rich <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > >>> > > > > >>> I like your changes. I have tweaked some horizontal spacing in > it. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> Henry Rich > > > > >>> > > > > >>> On 5/15/2020 12:38 PM, Arthur Anger wrote: > > > > >>>> Since it often takes me up to three scans of NuVoc to spot the > > > > >>>> primitive symbol I'm seeking, I have decided to embolden them. > > > While > > > > >>>> I was at it, I also reworded the Key examples, added a row for > > > > >>>> reserved local variables, and expanded the abbreviations. > Please > > > > >>>> report whether you find it to be an improvement for your use and > > for > > > > >>>> newcomers. If there are other features which you have been > hoping > > > to > > > > >>>> see, this would be a good time to suggest, or to add, them. > See: > > > > >>>> https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/ArtAnger/NuVoc-edit.html > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> I am not experienced (much) with Wikitext (yet). Some of what I > > > > >>>> accomplished was obtained only by numerous experiments with the > > > > >>>> content and order. Some tweaks from a Wikimaster would be > > > > >>>> appreciated, especially in re-aligning the introductory boxes, > > > perhaps > > > > >>>> in equalizing the widths of the main columns, and even in > > correcting > > > > >>>> text alignment in the local-parameters box. 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