|
From: | Stefan Monnier |
Subject: | bug#3035: 23.0.92; doc, terminology for graphics, display, terminal, etc. |
Date: | Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:09:35 -0400 |
User-agent: | Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.92 (gnu/linux) |
>> > IMO, using slant for a defined term in print is not too >> > good, and having the same appearance for defined terms >> > and emphasized text (unrelated) is also not too good. >> AFAIK, it's just common practice for definitions. The italics is used >> to emphasize the fact that this term is used with a specific meaning, >> which is being explained. > Nope. Not common practice. You're simply wrong. Maybe in the texts you read it's not common practice. But in the texts I read it is. > And that reasoning (defined term is important, so use > emphasis) is an invention. Not at all. A good example would be when you define what a /type/ is. Or what an /object/ is, in a programming book. If you don't emphasize correctly, the reader may end up not noticing/understanding exactly what term you're defining because that term already has meaning to the reader. Stefan
[Prev in Thread] | Current Thread | [Next in Thread] |