Steve Crawford wrote: > My vote is to add "Appendix I. Abbreviations". Don't know if it's > practical for 8.3 documentation but it would be nice to add even if it > only has a few entries as additional ones could be collected via the > user notes. > > I suggest as a discussion starting-point the following inclusion criteria: > > 1. Any abbreviation/acronym that appears in the PostgreSQL documentation > (even if those terms may not be PG specific - we shouldn't assume that > everyone knows them). Good documentation practice recommends defining > abbreviations the first time they are used. Better still, ensure that > they are in the abbreviation list. Isn't this just what the ABBR tag in html is for? -- Alban Hertroys a.hertroys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx magproductions b.v. T: ++31(0)534346874 F: ++31(0)534346876 M: I: www.magproductions.nl A: Postbus 416 7500 AK Enschede // Integrate Your World // ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match