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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.



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