docs/119463: [handbook] [patch] typo in printing/chapter.sgml
Giorgos Keramidas
keramida at ceid.upatras.gr
Mon Jan 14 23:04:58 UTC 2008
On 2008-01-14 21:54, gregoryd.freebsd at free.fr wrote:
> Quoting keramida at FreeBSD.org:
> > - <para>You should also specify the <literal>rw</literal> capability;
> > - that tells <application>LPD</application> to open the printer in
> > - read-write mode.</para>
> > + <para>You should also specify the <literal>rw</literal> capability.
> > + When this capability is present, <application>LPD</application>
> > + opens the printer in read-write mode.</para>
> >
> > Does this look better?
>
> I guess we should avoid the repetition of "capability", though (the fdp-primer,
> "writing style" invites us to).
> What do you think of something like: " When present, it tells LPD to open the
> printer in r/w mode".
> My, I'm starting to feel like a fussy guy, now... :-\
"When present, it tells LPD to..." has two minor nits which I don't
really like a lot:
* It lacks a subject for "present". When "what" is present?
* It uses "it" to refer to the non-existent subject.
I'm not sure if this rewrite is better, but I'm certainly open to more
suggestions.
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