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Re: Proposal for an improved `help-for-help'
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
Re: Proposal for an improved `help-for-help' |
Date: |
Thu, 08 Apr 2021 10:15:09 +0300 |
> From: Howard Melman <hmelman@gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2021 18:54:33 -0400
>
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>
> >> + ("info-lookup-symbol" "SYMBOL"
> >> + "Find symbol in Info manual for current programming language"))
> >
> > "Show description of symbol in pertinent manual"
>
> FWIW, the docstring of info-lookup-symbol uses the term
> "relevant manual"
Yes, I considered that alternative. But IMO "relevant" is a
problematic word.
> >> + ("Language Help"
> >
> > "I18n Help"
>
> The section heading of the help-for-help command should not
> use an arcane abbreviation like "I18n". I prefer "Language"
> or if you must, "Internationalization".
I thought i18n is a widely known terminology, but if I'm mistaken,
then Internationalization is indeed the next best alternatives, IMO.
- Re: Proposal for an improved `help-for-help', Stefan Kangas, 2021/04/07
- Re: Proposal for an improved `help-for-help', Eli Zaretskii, 2021/04/07
- Re: Proposal for an improved `help-for-help', Stefan Kangas, 2021/04/08
- Re: Proposal for an improved `help-for-help', Eli Zaretskii, 2021/04/08
- Re: Proposal for an improved `help-for-help', Stefan Kangas, 2021/04/08
- Re: Proposal for an improved `help-for-help', Eli Zaretskii, 2021/04/08
- Re: Proposal for an improved `help-for-help', Howard Melman, 2021/04/08
- Re: Proposal for an improved `help-for-help', Stefan Kangas, 2021/04/08
- Re: Proposal for an improved `help-for-help', Eli Zaretskii, 2021/04/09
- Re: Proposal for an improved `help-for-help', Alan Mackenzie, 2021/04/08
- Re: Proposal for an improved `help-for-help', Dmitry Gutov, 2021/04/08