Re: [office] Glossary for 1.2

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2008-07-16T12:31:55+00:00
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Re: [office] Glossary for 1.2
2008/7/16 Patrick Durusau <>:

> Do you mean as in having a "definitions" section?

A section where terms used differently from a dictionary may
be collected. Glossary or 'definitions' fits that bill.


> Personally I dislike such sections as it forces a repetition of information
> that is defined elsewhere.

Or the definitions section refers to the actual definition
Or the section refers to the definitions.

The latter is clearer.


>
> That is I agree that terms should be defined but those definitions should
> occur in context and not in a list divorced from that context.


Due to the length of the document I disagree.
Searching for a term is horrible and wastes time in the current standard.


regards

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