Re: [OT] Usage of U+00B6 PILCROW SIGN (was: generator slides review and Python doc (+/- text bug))

2014-02-06 Thread Chris Angelico
On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 11:23 PM, Rustom Mody wrote: > On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 8:51:25 PM UTC+5:30, jmf wrote: > >> Useless and really ugly. > > Evidently one can do worse: > > http://www.pip-installer.org/en/latest/installing.html#requirements Aside from using a little "chain link" icon rath

Re: [OT] Usage of U+00B6 PILCROW SIGN (was: generator slides review and Python doc (+/- text bug))

2014-02-06 Thread wxjmfauth
Le jeudi 6 février 2014 13:23:03 UTC+1, Rustom Mody a écrit : > On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 8:51:25 PM UTC+5:30, jmf wrote: > > > > > Useless and really ugly. > > > > Evidently one can do worse: > > > > http://www.pip-installer.org/en/latest/installing.html#requirements or http://cx-free

Re: [OT] Usage of U+00B6 PILCROW SIGN (was: generator slides review and Python doc (+/- text bug))

2014-02-06 Thread Rustom Mody
On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 8:51:25 PM UTC+5:30, jmf wrote: > Useless and really ugly. Evidently one can do worse: http://www.pip-installer.org/en/latest/installing.html#requirements -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: [OT] Usage of U+00B6 PILCROW SIGN (was: generator slides review and Python doc (+/- text bug))

2014-02-04 Thread andrea crotti
2014-02-04 : > Le mardi 4 février 2014 15:39:54 UTC+1, Jerry Hill a écrit : > > Useless and really ugly. > I think this whole discussion is rather useless instead, why do you care since you're not going to use this tool anyway? -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: [OT] Usage of U+00B6 PILCROW SIGN (was: generator slides review and Python doc (+/- text bug))

2014-02-04 Thread wxjmfauth
Le mardi 4 février 2014 15:39:54 UTC+1, Jerry Hill a écrit : > On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 1:51 AM, wrote: > > > I got it. If I'm visiting a page like this: > > > > > > http://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/index.html#the-python-tutorial > > > > > > 1) To read the page, I'm scrolling down. > > > 2)

Re: [OT] Usage of U+00B6 PILCROW SIGN (was: generator slides review and Python doc (+/- text bug))

2014-02-04 Thread Jerry Hill
On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 1:51 AM, wrote: > I got it. If I'm visiting a page like this: > > http://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/index.html#the-python-tutorial > > 1) To read the page, I'm scrolling down. > 2) When I have finished to read the page, I scroll up > (or scroll back/up) to the top of the pa

Re: [OT] Usage of U+00B6 PILCROW SIGN (was: generator slides review and Python doc (+/- text bug))

2014-02-03 Thread Chris Angelico
On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 5:51 PM, wrote: > 2) When I have finished to read the page, I scroll up > (or scroll back/up) to the top of the page until I see > this "feature" and the title. > 3) I click on this "feature". > 4) The title, already visible, moves, let's say, "2cm" higher. At which point

Re: [OT] Usage of U+00B6 PILCROW SIGN (was: generator slides review and Python doc (+/- text bug))

2014-02-03 Thread wxjmfauth
Le lundi 3 février 2014 23:56:43 UTC+1, Ben Finney a écrit : > Rotwang writes: > > > > > Why on Earth would the ["¶", U+00B6 PILCROW SIGN] correspond to an > > > EOL? The section sign and pilcrow have a history of being used to > > > refer to sections and paragraphs respectively, so using the

[OT] Usage of U+00B6 PILCROW SIGN (was: generator slides review and Python doc (+/- text bug))

2014-02-03 Thread Ben Finney
Rotwang writes: > Why on Earth would the [“¶”, U+00B6 PILCROW SIGN] correspond to an > EOL? The section sign and pilcrow have a history of being used to > refer to sections and paragraphs respectively, so using them for > permalinks to individual sections of a web page makes perfect sense. Symbo

Re: generator slides review and Python doc (+/- text bug)

2014-02-03 Thread wxjmfauth
Le lundi 3 février 2014 19:55:26 UTC+1, Rotwang a écrit : > On 03/02/2014 18:37, wxjmfa...@gmail.com wrote: > > >> [...] > > >> > > >> Hint: try clicking the ¶. > > > > > > I never was aware of this "feature". Is it deliverate? > > > > Do you mean deliberate? Of course it is. > > > > >

Re: generator slides review and Python doc (+/- text bug)

2014-02-03 Thread Rotwang
On 03/02/2014 18:37, wxjmfa...@gmail.com wrote: [...] Hint: try clicking the ¶. I never was aware of this "feature". Is it deliverate? Do you mean deliberate? Of course it is. It gives to me the feeling of a badly programmed html page, especially if this sign does correspond to an eol!

Re: generator slides review and Python doc (+/- text bug)

2014-02-03 Thread Chris Angelico
On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 5:37 AM, wrote: > Le lundi 3 février 2014 18:42:36 UTC+1, Rotwang a écrit : >> On 03/02/2014 13:59, wxjmfa...@gmail.com wrote: >> Hint: try clicking the ¶. > > I never was aware of this "feature". Is it deliverate? > > It gives to me the feeling of a badly programmed > html

Re: generator slides review and Python doc (+/- text bug)

2014-02-03 Thread wxjmfauth
Le lundi 3 février 2014 18:42:36 UTC+1, Rotwang a écrit : > On 03/02/2014 13:59, wxjmfa...@gmail.com wrote: > > > [...] > > > > > > I noticed the same effect with the Python doc > > > since ? (long time). > > > > > > Eg. > > > > > > The Python Tutorial > > > appears as > > > The Python Tu

Re: generator slides review and Python doc (+/- text bug)

2014-02-03 Thread andrea crotti
2014-02-03 : > generator slides review and Python doc > > > I do not know what tool is used to produce such > slides. > > When the mouse is over a a text like a title ( ... <\H*> ???) > the text get transformed and a colored eol is appearing. > > Example with the slide #3: > > Even numbers > becom

Re: generator slides review and Python doc (+/- text bug)

2014-02-03 Thread Rotwang
On 03/02/2014 13:59, wxjmfa...@gmail.com wrote: [...] I noticed the same effect with the Python doc since ? (long time). Eg. The Python Tutorial appears as The Python Tutorial¶ with a visible colored "¶", 'PILCROW SIGN', blueish in Python 3, red in Python 2.7.6. Hint: try clicking the ¶. --

Re: generator slides review and Python doc (+/- text bug)

2014-02-03 Thread Michael Torrie
On 02/03/2014 06:59 AM, wxjmfa...@gmail.com wrote: > generator slides review and Python doc > > > I do not know what tool is used to produce such > slides. What slides? What web site are you referring to? A little context wouldn't hurt. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: generator slides review and Python doc (+/- text bug)

2014-02-03 Thread Jean-Michel Pichavant
- Original Message - > generator slides review and Python doc > > > I do not know what tool is used to produce such > slides. > > When the mouse is over a a text like a title ( ... <\H*> ???) > the text get transformed and a colored eol is appearing. Used to get a link to the given chap

generator slides review and Python doc (+/- text bug)

2014-02-03 Thread wxjmfauth
generator slides review and Python doc I do not know what tool is used to produce such slides. When the mouse is over a a text like a title ( ... <\H*> ???) the text get transformed and a colored eol is appearing. Example with the slide #3: Even numbers becomes Even numbers§ with a visible co