> -----Original Message-----
> From: Philip Olson [mailto:philip@;cornado.com]
> Sent: 08 November 2002 21:32
> To: Ford, Mike [LSS]
>
> How about instead we use, for example, the <acronym> tag (or
> similar) so:
>
> <acronym>CVS</acronym>
>
> And in acronyms.xml we would list a definition for such terms.
> I don't know if <acronym> is the appropriate tag but the
> idea is what's important here. I prefer this method.
Yes, this is nice.
>
> Avenger is translating english to chinese, he knows what CVS
> means but wasn't sure about the context. I blame the
> note, which shouldn't have been there. But of course your
> point is valid.
Apologies if I used an inappropriate platform to launch into one of my
favourite mini-rants ("Use plain English wherever possible..." "Use plain
English wherever possible..." "Use plain English wherever possible..."), but
if it gets results...
> > There's some other terminology used in various places that's rather
> > "techie" and I'd like to see replaced with a more plain-language
> > description -- when (or perhaps that should be IF) I have some spare
> > time, I'd like to identify these and put some proposals to
> the list.
> > (And, yes, eventually I'd like to get CVS access and
> actively help --
> > I'm especially interested in the structured argument lists and
> > CHANGELOG proposals that are currently being discussed.)
>
> Please list a few other terms, I'm curious. Sometimes these
> techie terms are important and if people don't understand them
> they shouldn't use the function! Of course I'm being a little
> conservative on the idea and can only offer my opinions on a
> case-by-case basis :) I look forward to your CVS access to the
> phpdoc tree and hope spare time finds its way into your life and
> into the php manual.
Well, such a list is one of the things I need some spare time for ;) -- at
the moment, it's just an impression I've formed from fighting my way through
a selection of manual pages. I'll try to be a bit more rigorous about
noting such usages as and when I come across them!
Cheers!
Mike
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