Conventions

The following typographic conventions are used throughout this manual.

   
Italic is used for file and command names. It is also used to highlight comments in examples and to define terms the first time they appear in a document.
   
Constant Width is used in examples to show the text that is generated, and in regular text to show operators, variables, and the output from commands or programs.
   
Constant Slanted is used for displaying for SIDL source code. We use a separate font to distinguish SIDL code from generated code.
   
Constant Bold is used to show user's modifications to generated code and in examples to show user's actual input at a terminal.
   
Sans Serif Slanted is used in examples to show variables for which a context-specific substitution should be made. The variable filename, for example, would be replaced by the actual filename.
   

Additionally, we may use specific blocks of text as sidebars to call the readers attention to particular information. Here's one kind.


\begin{rationale}
Often when listing restrictions or requirements,
we find it h...
... blocks
very useful for understanding when to change a decision.
\end{rationale}



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