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Improve style of C-h t description (Preface)

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Message #14 received at 48504 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Sebastian Urban <mrsebastianurban <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 48504 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#48504: Improve style of C-h t description (Preface)
Date: Wed, 19 May 2021 05:24:10 +0300

> Cc: 48504 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> From: Sebastian Urban <mrsebastianurban <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Tue, 18 May 2021 22:35:37 +0200
> 
> >> Currently, in the Preface of the Emacs manual (EMACS.TEXI - L1291),
> >> there is:
> >>     To run the tutorial, start Emacs and type @kbd{C-h t} (which is
> >>     ``control h and then t'').
> >>
> >> I think, the part between parens should look better, e.g. similar to
> >> this part of SCREEN.TEXI (L126):
> >>     ...(hold down @key{Ctrl} and type @kbd{x}, then let go of
> >>     @key{Ctrl} and type @kbd{=})...
> >> ...i.e.:
> >>     ...(hold down @key{Ctrl} and type @kbd{h}, then let go of
> >>     @key{Ctrl} and type @kbd{t}).
> > 
> > We didn't yet introduce the Ctrl etc. notation at that place.
> 
> What about "Control" instead of "Ctrl"?

You mean, just capitalize what the text already says? no objections
here.

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