Re: name for A..B ranges?
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Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org>
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- Jun 27, 2016, 15:39 UTC
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From: "Junio C Hamano" <gitster@pobox.com>
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> "Philip Oakley" <philipoakley@iee.org> writes: > >> ..., I was wondering >> if an alternative would be to refer to it via [use the headings of] >> it's notation, i.e. "the 'two-dot' range notation" (or 'syntax' is >> that is preferred), and the "three-dot symmetric difference notation". > > That's a lot more sensible pair of headings, I would think. > >> The existing explanatory text can stand as is, but they would now have >> a section for readers to find. >> >> Or should I just drop this? > > I like the approach to separate them into clearly marked sections. > I primarily was reacting to the "single-sided" which nobody would > understand. > --
Thanks, I'll update the patches (probably tomorrow) Philip