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Re: master ab3cb717a08: ; "time stamp" also can be spelled "timestamp"


From: Stefan Kangas
Subject: Re: master ab3cb717a08: ; "time stamp" also can be spelled "timestamp"
Date: 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?



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