From f0228c233a9b295c828dc4023f84b092eb8bee51 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2015 20:49:20 -0800
Subject: Revise Conventions slightly.
* txr.1: Redundant item removed from Conventions.
Indicate that braces may be removed where it is clear.
---
txr.1 | 12 +++++++-----
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
(limited to 'txr.1')
diff --git a/txr.1 b/txr.1
index 1c8f20c3..bbea1fdb 100644
--- a/txr.1
+++ b/txr.1
@@ -10595,15 +10595,21 @@ font
.\}
denotes some syntactic unit: it
may be a symbol or compound form. The syntactic unit is explained
-in the Description section.
+in the corresponding Description section.
.meIP {syntax}* << word *
This indicates a repetition of zero or more of the given
syntax enclosed in the braces or syntactic unit.
+The curly braces may be omitted if the scope of the
+.code *
+is clear.
.meIP {syntax}+ << word +
This indicates a repetition of one or more of the given
syntax enclosed in the braces or syntactic unit.
+The curly braces may be omitted if the scope of the
+.code +
+is clear.
.coIP {syntax | syntax | ...}
This indicates a choice among alternatives.
@@ -10616,10 +10622,6 @@ repetition.
.meIP [syntax] <> [ word ]
Square brackets indicate optional syntax.
-.coIP alternative1 | alternative2 | ... | alternativeN
-Multiple syntactic variations allowed in one place are
-indicated as bar-separated items.
-
.meIP syntax -> < result
The arrow notation is used in examples to indicate that the evaluation
of the given syntax produces a value, whose printed representation is
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