On 12/31/24 7:49 PM, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
POSIX is pronounceable.
I tried to communicate my knowledge of that. I assumed that was why
you, or the person who asked you to change the styling of "POSIX" in
bashref.texi, made the choice of small caps.
Yep, we agree.
A style guide for t
At 2024-12-31T12:35:15-0500, Chet Ramey wrote:
> On 12/30/24 8:29 PM, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> > At 2024-12-30T12:40:48-0500, Chet Ramey wrote:
> > > On 12/16/24 12:48 PM, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> > > > * doc/bash.1: Introduce "POSIX mode" earlier in the document.
> > > > Set the word "POSI
On 12/30/24 8:29 PM, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
Hi Chet,
Hi.
At 2024-12-30T12:40:48-0500, Chet Ramey wrote:
On 12/16/24 12:48 PM, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
* doc/bash.1: Introduce "POSIX mode" earlier in the document. Set
the word "POSIX" in small caps (as traditionally done for acronyms
Hi Chet,
At 2024-12-30T12:40:48-0500, Chet Ramey wrote:
> On 12/16/24 12:48 PM, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> > * doc/bash.1: Introduce "POSIX mode" earlier in the document. Set
> > the word "POSIX" in small caps (as traditionally done for acronyms)
>
> `POSIX' is not an acronym, despite the Open
On 12/16/24 12:48 PM, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
* doc/bash.1: Introduce "POSIX mode" earlier in the document. Set the
word "POSIX" in small caps (as traditionally done for acronyms)
`POSIX' is not an acronym, despite the Open Group's efforts to retcon it.
It's historically been just a nam
* doc/bash.1: Introduce "POSIX mode" earlier in the document. Set the
word "POSIX" in small caps (as traditionally done for acronyms) to
parallel the typesetting of the "bashref" Texinfo manual. Also set
the phrase "POSIX mode" in italics, but only on the introduction of
the term. Do not
