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diff thesis/tex/0-preface.tex @ 280:1749abc10235

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author meillo@marmaro.de
date Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:57:37 +0100
parents 8a25b6262497
children fb66805bc870
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     1.1 --- a/thesis/tex/0-preface.tex	Thu Jan 15 16:57:21 2009 +0100
     1.2 +++ b/thesis/tex/0-preface.tex	Thu Jan 15 16:57:37 2009 +0100
     1.3 @@ -51,11 +51,11 @@
     1.4  << write about the bundled CD, and tell what's included >> %TODO
     1.5  
     1.6  
     1.7 -\section*{Typographic conventions}
     1.8 +\section*{Conventions}
     1.9  %TODO: check if this tells what is really used!
    1.10  %FIXME: make it complete!
    1.11  %FIXME: remove everything not needed. Maybe write only a few sentences text.
    1.12 -The following typographic conventions are used in this book:
    1.13 +The following typographic conventions are used in this thesis:
    1.14  
    1.15  \begin{tabular}{ p{0.25\textwidth} p{0.7\textwidth} }
    1.16  \emph{Italics} &
    1.17 @@ -70,15 +70,11 @@
    1.18  \person{Small Caps} &
    1.19  are used to indicate names of persons.
    1.20  \\ &\\
    1.21 +\end{tabular}
    1.22  
    1.23 -\texttt{\$} &
    1.24 -indicates the user's shell prompt.
    1.25 -\\ &\\
    1.26 +References to external resources are marked using one of three styles:
    1.27  
    1.28 -\texttt{\#} &
    1.29 -indicates the shell prompt of the superuser---root.
    1.30 -\\ &\\
    1.31 -
    1.32 +\begin{tabular}{ p{0.25\textwidth} p{0.7\textwidth} }
    1.33  \cite{kernighan84} &
    1.34  is a reference to a book, an article, or a similar document. The Bibliography is located at the end of the thesis.
    1.35  \\ &\\
    1.36 @@ -90,7 +86,6 @@
    1.37  \RFC821 &
    1.38  is a reference to the \name{Request For Comments}, here the one numbered 821. \RFC{}s are only referenced in this way. A list of relevant \RFC{}s and how they can be retrieved is available in the Appendix. %fixme: add ref
    1.39  \\ &\\
    1.40 -
    1.41  \end{tabular}
    1.42  
    1.43