Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 14:08:18 -0500 From: Jay <jayed@jayed.com> To: Ceri Davies <setantae@submonkey.net>, Marc Fonvieille <marc@blackend.org> Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/38540: sysinstall application name should be Sysinstall with right tags in all the Handbook Message-ID: <200205251408.18900.jayed@jayed.com> In-Reply-To: <200205251400.g4PE0FX82722@freefall.freebsd.org> References: <200205251400.g4PE0FX82722@freefall.freebsd.org>
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I totally agree with Ceri. If the command is '/stand/sysinstall' than th= e=20 application is 'sysinstall'. And, in fact, if I use 'sysinstall' at the=20 beginning of a sentence, I still wouldn't capitalize it. I guess I'm too= =20 case-sensitive. :p I certainly agree that it should be marked up as an application. =20 Jay On Saturday 25 May 2002 09:00 am, Ceri Davies wrote: > The following reply was made to PR docs/38540; it has been noted by GNA= TS. > > From: Ceri Davies <setantae@submonkey.net> > To: Marc Fonvieille <marc@blackend.org> > Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org > Subject: Re: docs/38540: sysinstall application name should be Sysinsta= ll > with right tags in all the Handbook Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 14:59:32 +01= 00 > > On Sat, May 25, 2002 at 03:00:25PM +0200, Marc Fonvieille wrote: > > On Sat, May 25, 2002 at 01:42:48PM +0100, Ceri Davies wrote: > > > As I mentioned in the other PR, I wouldn't be happy with capitalis= ing > > > "sysintall", although I am open to opinion. > > > > Ok, however in *80%* of installation chapter we have > > <application>Sysinstall</application>, which must to fixed then. > > > > I took the caps as a convention cause when we talk about the command= we > > use /stand/sysinstall and not sysinstall, same for > > <application>FDisk</application> etc... > > I do utterly understand your reasoning, but with the work that has bee= n > done in the manpages to do the opposite in mind, I do think we should a= void > using uppercase names in these situations. > > > > Of course, it should be marked up as an <application>. > > > > ok, let me know if i have to redo the patches, i have time. > > It's probably worth waiting for a few more voices to be heard on this;= I > could well be in the minority here. > > Either way, I want to make clear that your work is very much appreciat= ed. > > Thanks, > > Ceri > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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