[Mplayer-cvslog] CVS: main/DOCS cd-dvd.html,1.37,1.38 codecs.html,1.75,1.76 documentation.html,1.284,1.285 encoding.html,1.53,1.54 formats.html,1.38,1.39 sound.html,1.45,1.46 video.html,1.86,1.87

[Jonas Jermann]

On Sun, Aug 11, 2002 at 05:06:32AM +0200, Diego Biurrun wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 10, 2002 at 11:03:02PM +0200, Gabucino wrote:
> > > > And why is that? No reason? Well, nice.
> > > I didn't say i have no reason, i have, but you said don't bring that reason
> > > up, so i didn't do so. Ok?
> > I said "translators". So when do translators need to check
> > commits that ONLY put two spaces at the beginning of some lines, to gain
> > nicer HTML source?
> 
> I thought we came to a conclusion the last time this was discussed.
> Mixed cosmetics and content changes are a nightmare for translators so
> they should be avoided under all circumstances.
> 
> > > > Cosmetics-rule does NOT apply to the DOCS.
> > > Since when?
> > Documentation maintaining is impossible without commiting "cosmetics"
> > to the DOCS (hell, it's a documentation, and HTML!!! It's not written
> > for efficiency, but to be easily readable, editable, viewable!)
> 
> What's so bad about a patch that reformats paragraphs?  The time you
> spend reading it?  Well, you do not have to.  The wasted bandwidth and
> the spam on -cvslog?  If we save 10 seconds every time we edit the docs
> because the source is easier to read then the benefit should outweigh
> the costs.  This really is not worth fighting over.  If the indented
> source helps Gabucino while editing the docs or makes editing more of a
> pleasure, just let him have his way.  Maybe it will make him more likely
> to update the docs ;-)
> 
> I like the code indented and I must say that I have sometimes struggled
> with the current mess that it is.  Just look at most of the tables or
> faq.html.  It is really difficult to tell where a new row starts.
> Difficult is relative of course, it takes seconds, but it should be
> immediately clear at first glance!
> 
> > > I started the voting:   REVERSE: 1  KEEP: 0
> > > Tell me what do you want... (Diego, translators)
> > REVERSE: 1  KEEP: 1
> 
> REVERSE: 1  KEEP: 2

I agree...

REVERSE: 1  KEEP: 3


Regards
    Jonas