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\begin_document
\begin_header
\textclass article
\language english
\inputencoding latin1
-\fontscheme default
+\font_roman default
+\font_sans default
+\font_typewriter default
+\font_default_family default
+\font_sc false
+\font_osf false
+\font_sf_scale 100
+\font_tt_scale 100
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\spacing single
\papersize default
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\use_amsmath 0
+\use_esint 0
\cite_engine basic
\use_bibtopic false
\paperorientation portrait
\papersides 1
\paperpagestyle plain
\tracking_changes false
-\output_changes true
+\output_changes false
\end_header
\begin_body
\begin_layout Abstract
The Style Sheet for LyX documentation (hereafter known as the Style Sheet)
- applies to
+ applies to
+\emph default
+
\emph on
all
\emph default
forms of LyX documenation, regardless of language.
There is a section for translators in the Style Sheet, towards the end.
+
+\emph default
\emph on
Read the entire Style Sheet!
\end_layout
\begin_layout Quote
-If you have any questions about anything in the Style Sheet,
+If you have any questions about anything in the Style Sheet,
+\emph default
+
\emph on
ask first, write second!
\end_layout
\family typewriter
Typewriter
\family default
- program names, file names,
+ program names, file names,
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
man
\family default
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Description
-WARNING! --- When you do this, make sure you
+WARNING! --- When you do this, make sure you
+\emph default
+
\emph on
only
\emph default
\SpecialChar \ldots{}
i.\InsetSpace ~
e.\InsetSpace ~
-they not only shut off underlining, they turned off
+they not only shut off underlining, they turned off
+\family default
+
\family sans
Sans\InsetSpace ~
Serif
\family default
-, too!
+, too!
+\emph default
+
\emph on
Don't do that!
\emph default
- Make sure the entire word is still in
+ Make sure the entire word is still in
+\family default
+
\family sans
Sans\InsetSpace ~
Serif
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
-If you want to emphasize any text, use
+If you want to emphasize any text, use
+\emph default
+
\emph on
Emphasized
\emph default
.
- LaTeX will put many things boldface on its own, such as
+ LaTeX will put many things boldface on its own, such as
+\family default
+
\family sans
Section
\family default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
-The function
+The function
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
math-mode
\family default
appears in configuration files and in the LyX source.
Therefore, it (and all other LyX function names) count as code and is set
- in
+ in
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
Typewriter
\family default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
-However,
+However,
+\family default
+
\family sans
\bar under
M
ath\InsetSpace ~
mode
\family default
- is a menu item in the
+ is a menu item in the
+\family default
+
\family sans
\bar under
M
\bar default
ath
\family default
- menu, so it appears in
+ menu, so it appears in
+\family default
+
\family sans
Sans\InsetSpace ~
Serif
\family default
.
- Notice the use of
+ Notice the use of
+\family default
+
\family sans
\bar under
U
\family sans
Return
\family default
- and
+ and
+\family default
+
\family sans
Enter
\family default
both refer to the same key.
- Some keyboards label the
+ Some keyboards label the
+\family default
+
\family sans
Return
\family default
\end_inset
still others have two keys.
- LyX treats all of them as the same key, so we'll use
+ LyX treats all of them as the same key, so we'll use
+\family default
+
\family sans
Return
\family default
- and
+ and
+\family default
+
\family sans
Enter
\family default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-Notice that the key name,
+Notice that the key name,
+\family default
+
\family sans
Return
\family default
-, is in
+, is in
+\family default
+
\family sans
Sans\InsetSpace ~
Serif
\family default
-, but
+, but
+\emph default
+
\emph on
only
\emph default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-Notice that the argument to the
+Notice that the argument to the
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
-P
\family default
- option is in
+ option is in
+\emph default
+
\emph on
Roman Italics
\emph default
(i.e.
emphasized).
- This is a case where you don't use
+ This is a case where you don't use
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
Typewriter
\family default
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
-, you'd leave it in
+, you'd leave it in
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
Typewriter
\family default
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Enumerate
-Any LaTeX commands and code, and any
+Any LaTeX commands and code, and any
+\emph default
+
\emph on
unsupported
\emph default
- LaTeX package names get set in
+ LaTeX package names get set in
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
Typewriter
\family default
\family sans
C-
\family default
- or
+ or
+\family default
+
\family sans
Control-
\family default
\family sans
S-
\family default
- or
+ or
+\family default
+
\family sans
Shift-
\family default
\family sans
M-
\family default
- or
+ or
+\family default
+
\family sans
Meta-
\family default
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
Self-explanatory.
- Be lazy and
+ Be lazy and
+\emph default
+
\emph on
use the abbreviations
\emph default
\family sans
Insert
\family default
+
+\family default
\family sans
Delete
\family default
+
+\family default
\family sans
Home
\family default
+
+\family default
\family sans
End
\family default
+
+\family default
\family sans
PageUp
\family default
+
+\family default
\family sans
PageDown
\family sans
Return
\family default
- and
+ and
+\family default
+
\family sans
Enter
\family default
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
I won't throw a hissy fit if you use one instead of the other.
- I'd prefer if you used
+ I'd prefer if you used
+\family default
+
\family sans
Return
\family default
- over
+ over
+\family default
+
\family sans
Enter
\family default
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
-You do not need to explain everywhere what the
+You do not need to explain everywhere what the
+\family default
+
\family sans
Meta
\family default
- key is or where the
+ key is or where the
+\family default
+
\family sans
Left
\family default
The user isn't stupid.
Also, someone will document anything that isn't clear (e.\InsetSpace ~
g.\InsetSpace ~
-the
+the
+\family default
+
\family sans
Meta
\family default
vs.
+
+\family default
\family sans
Alt
\begin_layout Standard
LyX does not support keyboards missing any of the keys described above,
with one exception.
- LyX can support a keyboard missing
+ LyX can support a keyboard missing
+\family default
+
\family sans
F11
\family default
- and
+ and
+\family default
+
\family sans
F12
\family default
.
- There is a keyboard accelerator for
+ There is a keyboard accelerator for
+\family default
+
\family sans
F10
\family default
\begin_layout Standard
Exception: you're writing an Author's Note (see section
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{sec:author-notes}
-
+\begin_inset LatexCommand ref
+reference "sec:author-notes"
\end_inset
) and you need to mention something about the mouse.
- Since the rest of the note is in
+ Since the rest of the note is in
+\emph default
+
\emph on
Emphasized
\emph default
\begin_layout Description
Multi-word\InsetSpace ~
-names Use a
+names Use a
+\family default
+
\family sans
Protected\InsetSpace ~
Blank
\family default
between the words for menu and widget names.
E.\InsetSpace ~
-g.:
+g.:
+\family default
+
\family sans
Save\InsetSpace ~
As
\family default
-, not
+, not
+\family default
+
\family sans
Save As
\family default
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
-This holds for things in
+This holds for things in
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
Typewriter
\family default
- as well as
+ as well as
+\family default
+
\family sans
Sans\InsetSpace ~
Serif
\family default
, with one caveat.
If you have a long code example, one that can't simply be inlined and put
- in
+ in
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
Typewriter
\family default
-, put that in a
+, put that in a
+\family default
+
\family sans
LyX\InsetSpace ~
Code
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-I want the
+I want the
+\family default
+
\family sans
Protected\InsetSpace ~
Blank
\family default
so that the name doesn't get split between two lines, which is visually
disruptive.
- If something with a
+ If something with a
+\family default
+
\family sans
Protected\InsetSpace ~
Blank
\family default
- is near the end of a line and overflows the margin, use a
+ is near the end of a line and overflows the margin, use a
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
\backslash
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
-Use
+Use
+\family default
+
\family sans
Sans\InsetSpace ~
Serif
\family default
- font and, in the case of
+ font and, in the case of
+\family default
+
\family sans
-HFill
+HFill
+\family default
+
+and
\family default
-and
+
\family sans
VFill
\family default
\begin_layout Standard
Why are these terms special? They are concepts which the seasoned LaTeX-pert
is familiar with, but which the new LyX user is not.
- I want them to stand out from the rest of the text, hence the use of
+ I want them to stand out from the rest of the text, hence the use of
+\family default
+
\family sans
Sans\InsetSpace ~
Serif
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
-PostScript® is a registered trademark of Adobe Corp.
+PostScript® is a registered trademark of Adobe Corp.
+
+\emph default
\emph on
-You must put the ® after it or we'll get sued!
+You must put the ® after it or we'll get sued!
\emph default
I also want it written as seen here, always capitalized.
Not
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
-postscript®,
+postscript®,
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
-Postscript®
+Postscript®
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
-PostScript®
+PostScript®
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
\size larger
\emph on
-You must put the ® after PostScript® or we'll get sued!
+You must put the ® after PostScript® or we'll get sued!
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_layout Standard
I mean it! American companies like to sue anything that moves.
- We could get in
+ We could get in
+\emph default
+
\emph on
major trouble
\emph default
- by forgetting that ®.
+ by forgetting that ®.
So, don't.
Got it?
\end_layout
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Itemize
Similarly, if you use any other registered trademark in any documentation,
- put the ® after it, too.
+ put the ® after it, too.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Description
\end_inset
.
- Example:
+ Example:
+\family default
+
\family sans
File\SpecialChar \menuseparator
Save
\family default
.
- Notice that there are
+ Notice that there are
+\emph default
+
\emph on
no spaces
\emph default
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
- and that it's in
+ and that it's in
+\family default
+
\family sans
Sans\InsetSpace ~
Serif
\end_inset
is to prevent LyX from splitting terms across lines.
- The same goes for using
+ The same goes for using
+\family default
+
\family sans
Protected\InsetSpace ~
Blank
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
- goes between menu names and item names
+ goes between menu names and item names
+\emph default
+
\emph on
only
\emph default
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
+
+\emph default
\emph on
IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN!
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
+
+\emph default
\emph on
IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN!
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
+
+\emph default
\emph on
IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN!
If you have a parenthetical comment you want to make, the reader should
see it too, even in the printed version.
Use an Author's Note (see section
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{sec:author-notes}
-
+\begin_inset LatexCommand ref
+reference "sec:author-notes"
\end_inset
) in place of the Note-Boxes.
, is used only within quotations (see section\InsetSpace ~
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{sec:quote}
-
+\begin_inset LatexCommand ref
+reference "sec:quote"
\end_inset
).
\begin_layout List
\labelwidthstring 00.00.0000
-sec:xxx Use this for
+sec:xxx Use this for
+\family default
+
\family sans
Section
\family default
-s as well as
+s as well as
+\family default
+
\family sans
Chapter
\family default
-s,
+s,
+\family default
+
\family sans
Subsection
\family default
-s,
+s,
+\family default
+
\family sans
Subsubsection
\family default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
-The
+The
+\emph default
+
\emph on
beginning of the paragraph
\emph default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
-If there is no paragraph after a section heading, put it at the
+If there is no paragraph after a section heading, put it at the
+\emph default
+
\emph on
end of the last line.
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
-Example: You have a
+Example: You have a
+\family default
+
\family sans
Section
\family default
- which is immediately followed by a
+ which is immediately followed by a
+\family default
+
\family sans
Subsection
\family default
heading.
- This is a case where you need to put the label at the end of the
+ This is a case where you need to put the label at the end of the
+\family default
+
\family sans
Section
\family default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-This is
+This is
+\emph default
+
\emph on
very
\emph default
\labelwidthstring 00.00.0000
\family typewriter
-Intro.lyx
+Intro.lyx
\family default
+
Please, don't touch this file.
It's essentially complete, anyhow.
Only the editor(s) should make changes to this, as this file contains info
\labelwidthstring 00.00.0000
\family typewriter
-UserGuide.lyx
+UserGuide.lyx
\family default
+
This file is complete.
- Any changes should be for updates
+ Any changes should be for updates
+\emph default
+
\emph on
only
\emph default
\end_inset
from the author of the feature.
- Also, anyone who writes a
+ Also, anyone who writes a
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
.layout
\family default
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
-Note, however, that you are
+Note, however, that you are
+\emph default
+
\emph on
not
\emph default
- excused from following this Style Sheet just because the sections of
+ excused from following this Style Sheet just because the sections of
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
Extended.lyx
\family default
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
-If you are unsure whether or not something belongs in
+If you are unsure whether or not something belongs in
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
Customization.lyx
\family default
-, then, most-likely, it
+, then, most-likely, it
+\emph default
+
\emph on
really
\emph default
- belongs in
+ belongs in
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
Extended.lyx
\family default
.
Again, let the current editor of the LyX documentation decide if your new
- section should be migrated to
+ section should be migrated to
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
Customization.lyx
\family default
\family default
I'd prefer to completely finish this one before doing anything else, but
that's unrealistic.
- LyX keeps changing so much that I think the
+ LyX keeps changing so much that I think the
+\emph default
+
\emph on
Reference Manual
\emph default
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
-Note that the
+Note that the
+\emph default
+
\emph on
Reference Manual
\emph default
follows this Style Sheet for the most part.
There are, however, additional rules to follow when making new entries.
- At the top of this manual, there are examples of and a template for
+ At the top of this manual, there are examples of and a template for
+\emph default
+
\emph on
Reference Manual
\emph default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-All contributions to the
+All contributions to the
+\emph default
+
\emph on
primary
\emph default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-Nota Bene: by
+Nota Bene: by
+\emph default
+
\emph on
primary
\emph default
version of the LyX manuals.
The translation efforts require have their own set of guidelines.
See section
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{sec:translations}
-
+\begin_inset LatexCommand ref
+reference "sec:translations"
\end_inset
for more info.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \label{sec:author-notes}
-
+\begin_inset LatexCommand label
+name "sec:author-notes"
\end_inset
I want to make it easy for everyone when it comes to documenting things.
in that case.
In a real quote, you'll give credit to the original speaker in either the
- paragraph before or after the body of the
+ paragraph before or after the body of the
+\family default
+
\family sans
Quotation
\family default
\begin_layout Standard
The form of the Author's Note, by the way, isn't a suggestion or request.
- It is
+ It is
+\emph default
+
\emph on
mandatory
\emph default
Personal Notes always go in footnotes, and should be 5 lines or fewer.
Any larger quotation should be quoted properly, using the rules of standard
English.
- Place quotes in a
+ Place quotes in a
+\family default
+
\family sans
Quotation
\family default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-Author's Notes should
+Author's Notes should
+\emph default
+
\emph on
never
\emph default
\begin_layout Itemize
Personal Notes:
\newline
-A
+A
+\emph default
+
\emph on
short
\emph default
LyX Team, use this.
If you have a long rant, however, quote yourself (see section\InsetSpace ~
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{sec:quote}
-
+\begin_inset LatexCommand ref
+reference "sec:quote"
\end_inset
).
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-Everything in this section is
+Everything in this section is
+\emph default
+
\emph on
mandatory to all documenters
\emph default
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
-An example is in the
+An example is in the
+\emph default
+
\emph on
User's Guide
\emph default
.
- There is a footnote using the
+ There is a footnote using the
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
multcols
\family default
- command to divide a long
+ command to divide a long
+\family default
+
\family sans
Itemize
\family default
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Subsubsection
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \label{sec:quote}
-
+\begin_inset LatexCommand label
+name "sec:quote"
\end_inset
Quoting Yourself and Others
The primary documentation is written in English, yet the contributors come
from many countries.
The quoting rules for English (well, American English, at least) are outlined
- in the following
+ in the following
+\family default
+
\family sans
Figure\InsetSpace ~
Float
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
-The body of the quote belongs in a
+The body of the quote belongs in a
+\family default
+
\family sans
Quotation
\family default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
-You must,
+You must,
+\emph default
+
\emph on
must
\emph default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-When describing a new feature or
+When describing a new feature or
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
*.layout
\family default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
-Be
+Be
+\emph default
+
\emph on
-clear, concise,
+clear, concise,
+\emph default
+
+and
\emph default
-and
+
\emph on
to the point
\emph default
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Itemize
-Do
+Do
+\emph default
+
\emph on
not
\emph default
\begin_layout Itemize
Take a look at the manual for a commercial word processor --- it's a fine
- example of how
+ example of how
+\series default
+
\series bold
NOT
\series default
to write documentation.
- It's all pithy, substanceless verbage, and its
+ It's all pithy, substanceless verbage, and its
+\emph default
+
\emph on
utterly useless!
\emph default
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Enumerate
-You are documenting
+You are documenting
+\emph default
+
\emph on
features
\emph default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
-Stay on topic --- one
+Stay on topic --- one
+\family default
+
\family sans
Section
\family default
- should cover
+ should cover
+\emph default
+
\emph on
one
\emph default
feature.
- Use
+ Use
+\family default
+
\family sans
Subsection
\family default
s and further subdivisions to group things if you're documenting several
- related features in a single
+ related features in a single
+\family default
+
\family sans
Section
\family default
\begin_layout Enumerate
Example: Paragraph Indenting.
Several popups control its behavior.
- You would document
+ You would document
+\emph default
+
\emph on
all
\emph default
since other menus, popups, and even unbound functions contained additional
stuff.
\newline
-I got
+I got
+\emph default
+
\emph on
really
\emph default
- cranky when that happens, because it means
+ cranky when that happens, because it means
+\emph default
+
\emph on
-I
+I
\emph default
+
ended up fixing it.
Bad help is worse than no help at all.
\end_layout
\end_deeper
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Enumerate
-Remember, there are people who will reference
+Remember, there are people who will reference
+\emph default
+
\emph on
your
\emph default
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Subsubsection
-NEVER NEVER
+NEVER NEVER
+\emph default
+
\emph on
NEVER EVER
\emph default
\begin_layout Enumerate
The reader is smart enough to know how to use a keyboard, including the
+
+\family default
\family sans
Shift-
\family default
-,
+,
+\family default
+
\family sans
Control-
\family default
-, and
+, and
+\family default
+
\family sans
Meta-
\family default
\family sans
Meta-
\family default
- is the
+ is the
+\family default
+
\family sans
Alt-
\family default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \label{sec:english-only}
-
+\begin_inset LatexCommand label
+name "sec:english-only"
\end_inset
When contributing to the primary --- i.\InsetSpace ~
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
- If
+ If
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
ispell
\family default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
-I
+I
+\emph default
+
\emph on
will make you rewrite
\emph default
\begin_layout Standard
There is another level to the context issue, however.
Your dictionary may translate multiple English words the same way.
- All those words mean
+ All those words mean
+\emph default
+
\emph on
roughly
\emph default
\begin_layout Standard
The information content of the text under translation is the most important
part.
- This is especially important for a manual, where the information
+ This is especially important for a manual, where the information
+\emph default
+
\emph on
is the only
\emph default
a modified set of rules.
The first few rules are analogous to those in section\InsetSpace ~
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{sec:english-only}
-
+\begin_inset LatexCommand ref
+reference "sec:english-only"
\end_inset
.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-We who write the LyX manuals, original or translated, seek to
+We who write the LyX manuals, original or translated, seek to
+\emph default
+
\emph on
inform
\emph default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-Everything in this manual ---
+Everything in this manual ---
+\emph default
+
\emph on
except section\InsetSpace ~
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{sec:english-only}
-
+\begin_inset LatexCommand ref
+reference "sec:english-only"
\end_inset
You do not need to translate everything word for word.
In fact, you shouldn't.
Keep to the spirit of the originals, not the letter.
- Be as creative as you want, as long as you
+ Be as creative as you want, as long as you
+\emph default
+
\emph on
accurately
\emph default
- and
+ and
+\emph default
+
\emph on
completely
\emph default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \label{sec:accuracy}
-
+\begin_inset LatexCommand label
+name "sec:accuracy"
\end_inset
This falls under translating the orignals accurately and completely.
\begin_layout Itemize
Omitting any feature description is
+\emph default
+
\emph on
- stricly forbidden
+stricly forbidden
\emph default
.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
-Misrepresenting or misdescribing any LyX feature or operation
+Misrepresenting or misdescribing any LyX feature or operation
+\emph default
+
\emph on
must be avoided
\emph default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
-The translation
+The translation
+\emph default
+
\emph on
cannot
\emph default
There may be special cases where omitting part of a sentence or paragraph
violates rule\InsetSpace ~
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{sec:accuracy}
-
+\begin_inset LatexCommand ref
+reference "sec:accuracy"
\end_inset
.
- In those cases,
+ In those cases,
+\emph default
+
\emph on
do not omit!
\emph default
\begin_layout Standard
If you were the first person to start translating the manuals, you're the
LyXDoc Translation Project Chief for your language.
- If you are the
+ If you are the
+\emph default
+
\emph on
only
\emph default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-If you are a member of a LyX Documentation Translation Team, but
+If you are a member of a LyX Documentation Translation Team, but
+\emph default
+
\emph on
are not
\emph default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-Actually, it is
+Actually, it is
+\emph default
+
\emph on
especially
\emph default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-Since your translation team is translating, they know
+Since your translation team is translating, they know
+\emph default
+
\emph on
some
\emph default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-Every Translation Team Chief is
+Every Translation Team Chief is
+\emph default
+
\emph on
required
\emph default
status collapsed
\begin_layout Standard
-Specifically, check the settings in the
+Specifically, check the settings in the
+\family default
+
\family sans
Document Layout
\family default
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Enumerate
-The first
+The first
+\family default
+
\family sans
Section
\family default
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
- until he has read
+ until he has read
+\emph default
+
\emph on
and
\emph default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-The second
+The second
+\family default
+
\family sans
Section
\family default
\begin_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
-Use a font that is different from your language's equivalent of
+Use a font that is different from your language's equivalent of
+\series default
+
\series bold
Boldface
\series default
.
- In other words, your
+ In other words, your
+\family default
+
\family sans
Section
\family default
-,
+,
+\family default
+
\family sans
Subsection
\family default
- and similar headers will be in one typeface, perhaps
+ and similar headers will be in one typeface, perhaps
+\series default
+
\series bold
Boldface
\series default
, perhaps not.
- Whatever that font is, avoid using it for
+ Whatever that font is, avoid using it for
+\emph default
+
\emph on
Emphasized
\emph default
Pick up a computer program manual written in your language.
It will use a special typeface for filenames, for command names, program
names, and such.
- Use that same font in place of
+ Use that same font in place of
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
Typewriter
\family default
Serif
\family default
Pick any other font that is different from the ones you're using in place
- of
+ of
+\emph default
+
\emph on
Emphasized
\emph default
-,
+,
+\series default
+
\series bold
Boldface
\series default
-, and
+, and
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
Typewriter
\family default
.
If you're unlucky, and your language's writing system doesn't have enough
- fonts, use the same font you picked to replace
+ fonts, use the same font you picked to replace
+\family default
+
\family typewriter
Typewriter
\family default
\end_deeper
\begin_layout Standard
Note that you may also want to describe fonts that your Translation Team
- should
+ should
+\emph default
+
\emph on
never
\emph default
use.
For example, no contributer to the English/European versions may ever use
+
+\series default
\series bold
Boldface
\series default
, as this is used for section-headings.
Since there are enough other fonts, we who use the Roman alphabet and its
- variants can afford to omit
+ variants can afford to omit
+\series default
+
\series bold
Boldface
\series default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Subsubsection
-Quoting Style and the
+Quoting Style and the
+\family default
+
\family sans
Quote
\family default
vs.
+
+\family default
\family sans
Quotation
\end_layout
\begin_layout Itemize
-Decide whether
+Decide whether
+\family default
+
\family sans
Quote
\family default
- or
+ or
+\family default
+
\family sans
Quotation
\family default
English has its own typography and style for quoting others.
The Style Sheet describes that typography in section\InsetSpace ~
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{sec:quote}
-
+\begin_inset LatexCommand ref
+reference "sec:quote"
\end_inset
.
Naturally, you do not need to go overboard.
Section\InsetSpace ~
-\begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{sec:quote}
-
+\begin_inset LatexCommand ref
+reference "sec:quote"
\end_inset
of this Style Sheet is overly detailed for a good reason.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-Do
+Do
+\emph default
+
\emph on
not
\emph default
\end_inset
is meant to be a note from the author of a manual to the reader.
- In the case of a translation, however, the translator is
+ In the case of a translation, however, the translator is
+\emph default
+
\emph on
not
\emph default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-Whatever you decide, codify your policy in its own
+Whatever you decide, codify your policy in its own
+\family default
+
\family sans
Section
\family default
- or
+ or
+\family default
+
\family sans
Subsection
\family default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-After describing all of the previous issues, create a new
+After describing all of the previous issues, create a new
+\family default
+
\family sans
Section
\family default
In this section you will discuss any common English metaphors, humor, connotatio
n, or other difficult to translate text.
Try to balance brevity and completeness.
- Devote a
+ Devote a
+\family default
+
\family sans
Subsection
\family default
- --- or even
+ --- or even
+\family default
+
\family sans
Subsubsection
\family default
This sentence will be tricky to translate, since it contains non-translatable
connotations.
Therefore, create a
+\family default
+
\family sans
- Subsection
+Subsection
\family default
for this issue in your
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\begin_layout Standard
The first sentence uses the English conditional followed by an imperative.
We, as the LyX team, are commanding the reader to go back to another manual.
- For example, the
+ For example, the
+\emph default
+
\emph on
Intro
\emph default
issues.
There may be policies or guidelines that you want to set for your Translation
Team.
- Be careful, however! Keep the Supplement
+ Be careful, however! Keep the Supplement
+\emph default
+
\emph on
short
\emph default
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