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Re: master ab3cb717a08: ; "time stamp" also can be spelled "timestamp"
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Stefan Kangas |
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Re: master ab3cb717a08: ; "time stamp" also can be spelled "timestamp" |
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Fri, 24 Jan 2025 04:45:08 -0800 |
Stephen Gildea <stepheng+emacs@gildea.com> writes:
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:
>
>> > From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas@gmail.com>
>> > > @node Time Stamps
>> > > @subsection Updating Time Stamps Automatically
>> > > @cindex time stamps
>> > > +@cindex timestamps
>> > > @cindex modification dates
>> > > @cindex last modified time
>> >
>> > Should this be in @ifnottex perhaps, to avoid a duplicate entry in the
>> > printed index?
>>
>> IME, it is better to either make it a single index entry, like this:
>>
>> @cindex time stamps, timestamps
>>
>> or qualify the one of the entries with something else, like this:
>>
>> @cindex timestamps of files, automatic update
>
> Excellent suggestions!
>
> I would be happy with either. Do you have preference, Stefan K?
I don't know what is the justification for adding "timestamps" in
addition to "time stamps", so I couldn't say which alternative is better
here. I assumed it was about completion, or something?