On Sun, Sep 07, 2014 at 12:08:18AM +0200, Andreas Cadhalpun wrote: > On 06.09.2014 13:45, Reimar Döffinger wrote: > >On Sat, Sep 06, 2014 at 12:13:30PM +0200, Andreas Cadhalpun wrote: > >>-Effectively this allows to add padding with zeros from the left. > >>+Effectively this allows one to add padding with zeros from the left. > > > >Huh? I don't think the second is more correct, and it sure sounds worse. > >What is this trying to say anyway? > > The 'allows to' phrase is detected as spelling mistake by lintian. > But I agree, that it doesn't sound much better with the 'one' added. > > >Does it mean to say "This will pad with zeros from the left"? > >The words "+Effectively" and "allows" to me seem to be just useless > >and confusing fillers and should go, most uses of such filler words > >is misplaced in documentation. > > I'm wondering whether it will only pad, or also truncate the output, > if it is too long? (I think it won't.) > Reading the whole paragraph again, I noticed that some articles are > missing, as well. > Attached is a patch trying to improve the wording of this paragraph. > > Best regards, > Andreas >
> filters.texi | 10 +++++----- > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) > ad05573ca43155e4e45701dbb491f30b7eb02c98 > improve-expr_int_format-documentation.patch > From be0713f01537927ff4f87ec7f6ecb114beed2fc6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > From: Andreas Cadhalpun <andreas.cadhal...@googlemail.com> > Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2014 23:49:43 +0200 > Subject: [PATCH] doc/filters.texi: improve the wording of the expr_int_format > documentation applied thanks [...] -- Michael GnuPG fingerprint: 9FF2128B147EF6730BADF133611EC787040B0FAB Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the fairest harmony. -- Heraclitus
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