The documentation style guide said this was the place to send feedback http://developer.gnome.org/documents/style-guide/titlepage.html
The following section of the Documentation style guide concerns me: http://developer.gnome.org/documents/style-guide/infodesign-2.html Use parallel construction in headings of the same level. For example, if you use a gerund to start one heading, use a gerund to start all headings of the same level in the section. Correct: To Open a File To Save a File To Edit a File Incorrect: Opening a File To Save a File Edit a File Gerund is certainly an interesting word but I do not believe it is a word that most native English speakers are necessarily familiar with but I do know that it is a fancy way of saying "-ing words". I think it is not a good idea to use the term and I think the writer is showing off how good they are at grammar, particularly since the example does not actually use a gerund. I hope you can rephrase this section. Sincerely Alan Horkan Free SVG Clip Art http://OpenClipArt.org Dia is for Diagrams http://gnome.org/projects/dia/ Inkscape, Draw Freely http://inkscape.org Abiword is Awesome http://abisource.com _______________________________________________ gnome-doc-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-doc-list
