[Python-checkins] r47003 - python/trunk/Doc/ref/ref8.tex

[George Yoshida]

On 6/18/06, A.M. Kuchling <amk at amk.ca> wrote:
> What's the problem with the original markup?  I don't actually see any
> difference -- in the original, \UNIX is in a group and in the new the
> group is empty -- and at least the HTML output looks correct (see
> http://docs.python.org/ref/programs.html).

My change was done to make \UNIX macro look like other parts of it.

> Actually, I suspect the {} is unnecessary in this case because in
> "\UNIX,", the comma would indicate the end of the macro.  The group
> would only be needed if the macro was followed by a space, as in "The
> \UNIX{} operating system".

I'm afraid I was mistaken about the meaning of curly braces.
I thought \UNIX or \UNIX{} is a one-word and didn't know {} means
grouping.

Thanks for clarifying what they do.

-- 
george