Re: [PATCH 06/17] CodingStyle.rst: use the proper tag for verbatim font

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On Tue, 13 Sep 2016 16:24:48 -0300, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> Em Tue, 13 Sep 2016 19:45:23 +0200
> Jean Delvare <jdelvare@xxxxxxx> escreveu:
> 
> > Hi Mauro,
> > 
> > On Mon, 12 Sep 2016 11:47:57 -0300, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> > > Instead of using "foo", use ``foo`` for the names that are
> > > literal.  
> > 
> > Because...?
> 
> Because it is an usual typographic convention to use monospaced
> fonts for functions and language commands on documents.
> 
> On Sphinx/ReST, ``foo`` means that foo will be displayed using a
> monospaced font.

My point was that such an explanation should be part of your patch
description, so that the change can be accepted (is the reviewer agrees
with your reason) or discussed (if he/she doesn't.)

And I do agree with the change, for what it's worth :-)

Thanks,
-- 
Jean Delvare
SUSE L3 Support
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