diff src/help.cc @ 14171:2ced2f59f523 stable

doc: miscellaneous documentation improvements * aspell-octave.en.pws: Add new words to spelling dictionary. * expr.txi: Use hyphens in "element-by-element" construction. * install.txi: Miscellaneous docstring improvements. * mk_undocumented_list: Update script. * xlim.m: Add ylim and zlim to function index. * data.cc: Add inf and nan to to function index. * file-io.cc: Add octave_tmp_file_name to function index. Expand docstring for SEEK_CUR and SEEK_END. * help.cc: Miscellaneous docstring improvements. * syscalls.cc: Improve docstrings for F_XXXX series of functions.
author Rik <octave@nomad.inbox5.com>
date Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:39:44 -0800
parents c0ca47ab7641
children 97883071e8e4
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--- a/src/help.cc	Sun Jan 08 16:28:31 2012 -0500
+++ b/src/help.cc	Sun Jan 08 13:39:44 2012 -0800
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
   pair_type ("**",
     "-*- texinfo -*-\n\
 @deftypefn {Operator} {} **\n\
-Power operator. This may return complex results for real inputs. Use\n\
+Power operator.  This may return complex results for real inputs.  Use\n\
 @code{realsqrt}, @code{cbrt}, @code{nthroot}, or @code{realroot} to obtain\n\
 real results when possible.\n\
 @seealso{power, ^, .**, .^, realpow, realsqrt, cbrt, nthroot}\n\
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@
   pair_type ("^",
     "-*- texinfo -*-\n\
 @deftypefn {Operator} {} ^\n\
-Power operator. This may return complex results for real inputs. Use\n\
+Power operator.  This may return complex results for real inputs.  Use\n\
 @code{realsqrt}, @code{cbrt}, @code{nthroot}, or @code{realroot} to obtain\n\
 real results when possible.\n\
 @seealso{power, **, .^, .**, realpow, realsqrt, cbrt, nthroot}\n\
@@ -308,8 +308,8 @@
   pair_type (".**",
     "-*- texinfo -*-\n\
 @deftypefn {Operator} {} .*\n\
-Element by element power operator. If several complex results are possible,\n\
-returns the one with smallest nonnegative argument (angle). Use\n\
+Element by element power operator.  If several complex results are possible,\n\
+returns the one with smallest non-negative argument (angle).  Use\n\
 @code{realpow}, @code{realsqrt}, @code{cbrt}, or @code{nthroot} if a\n\
 real result is preferred.\n\
 @seealso{**, ^, .^, power, realpow, realsqrt, cbrt, nthroot}\n\
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@
   pair_type (".^",
     "-*- texinfo -*-\n\
 @deftypefn {Operator} {} .^\n\
-Element by element power operator. If several complex results are possible,\n\
-returns the one with smallest nonnegative argument (angle). Use\n\
+Element by element power operator.  If several complex results are possible,\n\
+returns the one with smallest non-negative argument (angle).  Use\n\
 @code{realpow}, @code{realsqrt}, @code{cbrt}, or @code{nthroot} if a\n\
 real result is preferred.\n\
 @seealso{.**, ^, **, power, realpow, realsqrt, cbrt, nthroot}\n\