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Re: Matlab euphemisms in manual
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Ben Abbott |
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Re: Matlab euphemisms in manual |
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Sat, 08 Jan 2011 13:14:03 -0500 |
On Jan 8, 2011, at 12:09 PM, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso wrote:
> 2011/1/8 John W. Eaton <address@hidden>:
>> On 8-Jan-2011, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso wrote:
>>
>> | The manual has a few Matlab euphemisms like "alternative products to
>> | Octave" in the A.2 appendix. I find euphemisms a little silly, as if
>> | we were talking about Lord Voldemort or something. Can we remove them?
>>
>> Yes, but it is not necessary to replace each of these with "Matlab".
>> Instead, each instance should be examined to decide whether it is even
>> needed to mention Matlab at all. I would say we only need to do that
>> when discussing compatibility issues.
>
> I think the cases I replaced were necessary in order to mention MATLAB
> compatibility (in allcaps, like the other times it's mentioned in the
> manual). Patch attached. Or do you prefer it in the patch tracker?
> I'll upload it there in a few days if it looks like it got lost in the
> mailing list.
>
> - Jordi G. H.
> <doc.patch>
In other examples, the small caps macro is used.
@sc{matlab}
Ben