[Gimp-docs] Toc: titles and quotes

Owen rcook at pcug.org.au
Mon Jun 29 14:59:36 PDT 2009


Sorry for the top posting, but IMO, NO inverted commas should be used.

Layers dialog is acceptable english usage as is Channels and Paths
dialog.

I have never heard of the "rule" that Julien refers to, I have never
heard of rules, only usage.



Owen




> Hi,
>
> IMO, we must use quotes when there is a plural, because, in good
> English, the plural is not possible in Layers Dialog; it must be Layer
> Dialog or "Layers" dialog ...
> Colormap Dialog is right.
>
> Julien
>
>> I just had a look at the Table of Contents and noticed that some
>> dialog names are quoted, some are not, e.g.
>>
>> 	2.1. Layers Dialog
>> 	2.2. “Channels” Dialog
>> 	2.3. “Paths” Dialog
>> 	2.4. Colormap Dialog
>> 	etc.
>>
>> These quotes seem to be new. Obviously we shouldn't mix quoted and
>> not
>> quoted dialog names.
>> I don't know what's better/correct: with or without quotes?
>>
>> Ulf
>>
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