[PATCHES] doc cleanup: proper emdashes
This patch replaces --- with mdash; in the documentation, which is the proper SGML character entity for an emdash. Barring any objections, I'll apply this to HEAD before the end of the day. -Neil # Old manifest: 01f0baf61d31b0bbe7563ce51fd262481b20ca57 # New manifest: fcb6532423fefa04824a2aefd07c4c9d7fe640b0 # Summary of changes: # # patch doc/src/sgml/array.sgml #from 1b00c69d094632ee14178f62930153152a3b2a94 # to 8052e2bef3e4d6de12fee8706e9a7222830882ff # # patch doc/src/sgml/backup.sgml #from 9af3e51f96d332e564060493443e172f1f5c9b5f # to 40aa68c313f097cdbfa630864b86ee1a65fa65ae # # patch doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml #from 66daa1980d14077db9fef757878cc7f1ea9e6644 # to 2a3562616974b84d37760722f88b70fec61a3de2 # # patch doc/src/sgml/datetime.sgml #from 83ba94e01004142ff3d45998136e288848dad8a9 # to f45c54ece8d562197f9cdae6d90c8d2e7e41e63a # # patch doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml #from e96d2b97e6c97dbdbe1ff717839aa615efd8aede # to f29c9ba31362b3d5b84751266033742cc38cfa99 # # patch doc/src/sgml/dfunc.sgml #from b171f77de7b0131997837f55c9b8d6be310e6075 # to ad63f7cc25881541fc844617244df16725cf55a9 # # patch doc/src/sgml/errcodes.sgml #from c068effaebafa7e86a8ef1ba81bb9e4d725ae379 # to db00797ad0503ceb386a32fe2c1393ac9f86a234 # # patch doc/src/sgml/func.sgml #from 928b2aec84c396c5282bf8138fe9a3accdbc981f # to 4e1580d4a478afd8c9a70df19940f387b989f09d # # patch doc/src/sgml/information_schema.sgml #from dd030182cb6072a4554c451087c99281ea5adb4b # to 890d3c6b5142e9f30cf87a837e317430e6ad8b3a # # patch doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml #from 038396930b6d0ce26a9bdd546421b1825e2d0228 # to 3bc6b064872ef91d95302029dd44a107c95c7f8e # # patch doc/src/sgml/maintenance.sgml #from aadb76dd1db108dd83304cbad49f6d7c35da8133 # to 5fe574c7e81cdfc8bff67a30c94f6ceffe44ec5f # # patch doc/src/sgml/mvcc.sgml #from 7159f3aad786afa521484da9fb789f9a11c8af61 # to 68951a11d2c7051dc2008ae40c543085e1012a90 # # patch doc/src/sgml/perform.sgml #from 3f5b510224a48f2d56bc7fd6ae809eec171438e2 # to 9f330a1a92bab64932253b7d5f14edadae523386 # # patch doc/src/sgml/plpgsql.sgml #from cf091d56e4b1c9554030d61099592b52e935d138 # to 08940a5da76b559f3a66136ab4523486481f08a1 # # patch doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml #from 148daace598d221b4fb1de5ed596c788993c3266 # to bf8f3b8c0d4cf23aeba65dadfe70a2750487e2f0 # # patch doc/src/sgml/queries.sgml #from 4418fed2dbdb2c5621812bb3915ace53fb67dd66 # to fdd6f5d0a734e008276a12fb3a6a970b4f3febaf # # patch doc/src/sgml/query.sgml #from 3f6f4c6699fc8dd029ab5a7d27ad4e864d2cc406 # to 288c88918d3587f565d710a84c49885c35efabbc # # patch doc/src/sgml/ref/cluster.sgml #from acfd092cabdfc6f19ac901df0bc83ab551373d39 # to f6cfc959fcd35060bac1e3f6e6ae921204dc21e1 # # patch doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml #from 661348d43626b2871e203d74fa7f976acc346287 # to 9fdc148930163d22540651fcfd0b07d4182f0158 # # patch doc/src/sgml/ref/declare.sgml #from 9961dae87ac389f5fe7593f664c15af5c76ed6b2 # to 689d73682b68411555b52f523191f2e45f9da7d7 # # patch doc/src/sgml/ref/lock.sgml #from e3dd1be0b6efde957b6a8f992377ff8da559c632 # to f0fbc57e3014961a6337ed2542cdd15ea6e749f0 # # patch doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml #from e9388954ebb8d59144cee0bdd06d5d05f75a7007 # to d3010c3f04e96336e1bdc956b179bd7896b52785 # # patch doc/src/sgml/regress.sgml #from 86a51990076a31765b7275e05ba8f14bffc88464 # to b4ce3c46efb0c5b640ab3f1309b8cac9f9512dd1 # # patch doc/src/sgml/rules.sgml #from cf9e537241a6ee657e9ec461cad9bc6d512d1fb4 # to 136e5abe5960fd65b98901066f4cd9f1b68329c2 # # patch doc/src/sgml/sources.sgml #from f8d57c8d127dde3ab613d2c985f553befa05d3a4 # to d2bcbecbf2466dc9236b65310175c2c4b5baa104 # # patch doc/src/sgml/sql.sgml #from bf7cdc3dd1e8b057afa7d1688ad7b13e42e45953 # to 08953c131981ce3abc80c0028e11d0e1fe90d47a # # patch doc/src/sgml/syntax.sgml #from d9b5fe8f14229b801db59c7d138c19af0afcba1f # to 7f93fd4211e1f8cdffb42e0ff28954e1924e3129 # # patch doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml #from 9aa672dfa9ed46c1330677d16cbd985b1e5cbaa9 # to 30921a612739486af99e373e667ce7b1b882eb40 # # patch doc/src/sgml/xaggr.sgml #from 91d56faa5dddf742a1bfc79a49a87d7a495a28c4 # to e4c9732bf66e692185f9362a71b1737f97b77d5a # # patch doc/src/sgml/xfunc.sgml #from b73db6406df8b3d0196a9019753ac8596b8742f8 # to e19cfec736613f3abc13362355e6a3a607a288a3 # # patch doc/src/sgml/xindex.sgml #from 990371873d8aad33013647888af8add8b71bf5f9 # to dbcf718a136c57fc75d6921137562cb2bfbf9248 # # patch doc/src/sgml/xoper.sgml #from 063c6801cb4078757dccee5f799bce757e2dd12e # to e8f294f2be0d2c4f9f529aee7247471755c46897 # --- doc/src/sgml/array.sgml +++ doc/src/sgml/array.sgml @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ /programlisting However, the current implementation does not
Re: [PATCHES] doc cleanup: proper emdashes
On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 03:39:00PM +1100, Neil Conway wrote: On Mon, 2004-11-15 at 01:35 -0300, Alvaro Herrera wrote: Is . --- really correct? I think there should be no period there. Good catch -- I'll rephrase that text. ^^ Hey, this should have been a proper em-dash too (yours is an en-dash AFAIK) :-D (Though with a monospaced font it doesn't seem to make a lot of difference ... oh well) -- Alvaro Herrera ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) La rebeldÃa es la virtud original del hombre (Arthur Schopenhauer) ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly
Re: [PATCHES] doc cleanup: proper emdashes
On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 11:27:39AM +1100, Neil Conway wrote: --- doc/src/sgml/dfunc.sgml +++ doc/src/sgml/dfunc.sgml @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ in memory when they are loaded by the executable. (Object files intended for executables are usually not compiled that way.) The command to link a shared library contains special flags to - distinguish it from linking an executable. --- At least this is the + distinguish it from linking an executable. mdash; At least this is the theory. On some systems the practice is much uglier. /para Is . --- really correct? I think there should be no period there. -- Alvaro Herrera ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) When the proper man does nothing (wu-wei), his thought is felt ten thousand miles. (Lao Tse) ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
Re: [PATCHES] doc cleanup: proper emdashes
On Mon, 2004-11-15 at 01:35 -0300, Alvaro Herrera wrote: Is . --- really correct? I think there should be no period there. Good catch -- I'll rephrase that text. -Neil ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly
Re: [PATCHES] doc cleanup: proper emdashes
On Mon, 2004-11-15 at 11:27 +1100, Neil Conway wrote: This patch replaces --- with mdash; in the documentation, which is the proper SGML character entity for an emdash. Patch applied. I also fixed up cases where -- was used in a similar fashion (-- might be considered an en dash, but AFAIK it is incorrect to use an en dash to designate a parenthetical comment anyway). -Neil ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html
Re: [PATCHES] doc cleanup: proper emdashes
On Nov 15, 2004, at 3:35 PM, Neil Conway wrote: (-- might be considered an en dash, but AFAIK it is incorrect to use an en dash to designate a parenthetical comment anyway). Then again, wouldn't parentheses be the appropriate punctuation for a parenthetical comment? :P Michael Glaesemann grzm myrealbox com PS. I think the phrasing you're looking for is amplifying or explanatory text. Em dashes, commas, or parentheses can all serve this purpose. ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send unregister YourEmailAddressHere to [EMAIL PROTECTED])
