Re: Representing variables

Subject: Re: Representing variables
From: "Dana Worley" <dana -at- campbellsci -dot- com>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 09:02:16 -0700

On Monday, October 30, 2006, Guy K. Haas wrote:

> I agree on the regular-font italic and no angle-bracket stance.

Ditto on the italics.

I would steer clear of brackets (and braces), since in many syntax
conventions (for instances extended Naur-Backus form, ENBF),
brackets are used to enclose optional agruments.

2 cents,

Dana W.

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Dana Worley
Software Product Manager, Marketing
Campbell Scientific, Inc.
Microsoft MVP, Windows Help 2002-2007


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References:
Re: Representing variables: From: Janice Gelb
Re: Representing variables: From: Guy K. Haas

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