[PATCH] strfmon.3: rewrite the example

[PATCH] strfmon.3: rewrite the example

[Marko Myllynen]

Hi Michael,

I think the example is more accurate when we use the exact
locale names and also the Euro sign where appropriate.
---
 man3/strfmon.3 |   29 +++++++++++++++--------------
 1 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man3/strfmon.3 b/man3/strfmon.3
index 1fcfbf0..fe2a086 100644
--- a/man3/strfmon.3
+++ b/man3/strfmon.3
@@ -189,27 +189,28 @@ strfmon(buf, sizeof(buf), "[%^=*#6n] [%=*#6i]",
 outputs
 .in +4n
 
-[ fl **1234,57] [ NLG  **1 234,57]
+[€ **1234,57] [EUR **1 234,57]
 
 .in
-in the Dutch locale (with fl for "florijnen" and NLG for Netherlands Guilders).
-The grouping character is very ugly because it takes as much space
-as a digit, while it should not take more than half that,
-and will no doubt cause confusion.
-Surprisingly, the "fl" is preceded and followed by a space,
-and "NLG" is preceded by one and followed by two spaces.
-This may be a bug in the locale files.
-The Italian, Australian, Swiss,
-and Portuguese locales yield
+in the
+.I nl_NL
+locale.
+The 
+.IR de_DE ,
+.IR de_CH ,
+.IR en_AU ,
+and
+.I en_GB
+locales yield
 .in +4n
 
-[ L. **1235] [ ITL  **1.235]
+[ **1234,57 €] [ **1.234,57 EUR]
 .br
-[ $**1234.57] [ AUD **1,234.57]
+[ Fr. **1234.57] [ CHF **1'234.57]
 .br
-[Fr. **1234,57] [CHF  **1.234,57]
+[ $**1234.57] [ AUD**1,234.57]
 .br
-[ **1234$57Esc] [ **1.234$57PTE ]
+[ £**1234.57] [ GBP**1,234.57]
 .in
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .BR duplocale (3),

Thanks,

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Re: [PATCH] strfmon.3: rewrite the example

[Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)]

On 06/09/2015 04:18 PM, Marko Myllynen wrote:
> Hi Michael,
> 
> I think the example is more accurate when we use the exact
> locale names and also the Euro sign where appropriate.


Thanks, Marko. Applied.

Cheers,

Michael


> ---
>  man3/strfmon.3 |   29 +++++++++++++++--------------
>  1 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/man3/strfmon.3 b/man3/strfmon.3
> index 1fcfbf0..fe2a086 100644
> --- a/man3/strfmon.3
> +++ b/man3/strfmon.3
> @@ -189,27 +189,28 @@ strfmon(buf, sizeof(buf), "[%^=*#6n] [%=*#6i]",
>  outputs
>  .in +4n
>  
> -[ fl **1234,57] [ NLG  **1 234,57]
> +[€ **1234,57] [EUR **1 234,57]
>  
>  .in
> -in the Dutch locale (with fl for "florijnen" and NLG for Netherlands Guilders).
> -The grouping character is very ugly because it takes as much space
> -as a digit, while it should not take more than half that,
> -and will no doubt cause confusion.
> -Surprisingly, the "fl" is preceded and followed by a space,
> -and "NLG" is preceded by one and followed by two spaces.
> -This may be a bug in the locale files.
> -The Italian, Australian, Swiss,
> -and Portuguese locales yield
> +in the
> +.I nl_NL
> +locale.
> +The 
> +.IR de_DE ,
> +.IR de_CH ,
> +.IR en_AU ,
> +and
> +.I en_GB
> +locales yield
>  .in +4n
>  
> -[ L. **1235] [ ITL  **1.235]
> +[ **1234,57 €] [ **1.234,57 EUR]
>  .br
> -[ $**1234.57] [ AUD **1,234.57]
> +[ Fr. **1234.57] [ CHF **1'234.57]
>  .br
> -[Fr. **1234,57] [CHF  **1.234,57]
> +[ $**1234.57] [ AUD**1,234.57]
>  .br
> -[ **1234$57Esc] [ **1.234$57PTE ]
> +[ £**1234.57] [ GBP**1,234.57]
>  .in
>  .SH SEE ALSO
>  .BR duplocale (3),
> 
> Thanks,
> 


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