[Slackbuilds-users] Updates - 20090623

Eugen Wissner belka.ew at gmail.com
Tue Jun 23 06:33:12 UTC 2009


Then that's ok. I didn't learn English so long.....

2009/6/23 Robby Workman <rworkman at slackbuilds.org>

> On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:55:00 +0200
> Eugen Wissner <belka.ew at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > And.... gnome-colors... link to source.. They have ofteh updates and
> > remove old sources. and there is a problem: New version (4.1) has
> > already six themes instead of five....
>
>
> Damn, I forgot to handle the source issue.  I'll take care of that in a
> few - thanks for the reminder.  Don't worry about 4.1 for now - it
> won't be an issue until 13.0 is out, and you can do an update then :-)
>
>
> > And I have an error in the
> > description, in the last sentence: (gnome-noble, gnome-brave,
> > gnome-human, gnome-wine,and gnome-wise) (comma before and).
>
>
> I guess I'm stuck on the "old" rules for commas, but I think the comma
> before "and" is entirely correct, actually.
>
> Consider a hypothetical restaurant menu:
> "Appetizer choices:  soup and crackers, baked potato, french fries,
> onion rings, and potato chips"
>
> Now a bit different layout:
> "Appetizer choices: baked potato, french fries, onion rings, potato
> chips, and soup and crackers"
>
> Now another:
> "Appetizer choices: baked potato, french fries, onion rings, soup and
> crackers, and potato chips"
>
> and one more:
> "Appetizer choices: baked potato, french fries, onion rings, soup and
> crackers and potato chips"
>
> In the last two entries, the *only* way to be sure about what is and is
> not included is to place the commas as I think is correct.  Otherwise,
> one is left wondering "Do I get soup, crackers, and potato chips?"
> Granted, you could change the ordering of the entries and it would be
> more clear, but clarity should not depend on the ordering, and IMNSHO,
> neither should comma rules. :-)
>
> -RW
>
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