Re: [PATCH] doc/org-manual.org: Extend table formulas Lisp form documentation

[Tim Cross]

Daniele Nicolodi <daniele@grinta.net> writes:

> On 16/11/2020 11:25, Eric S Fraga wrote:
>> Daniele,
>>
>> this looks good.  One minor pedantic point: I think you mean
>> "interpreted" when you say "interpolated" (several times in the
>> text).  Otherwise, this is a very useful addition to the manual.
>
> Thank you for reading and for the comment.
>
> "interpolated" looks strange to me in this context too, but it is the
> word that is currently used in the manual. I decided to stick to this
> term for consistency, however, I haven't check if it is used with the
> same meaning elsewhere.
>
> I don't think it is wrong to use "interpolated", but if you thing it
> should be changed I can change it and check the manual for consistency.
> However, I don't think "interpreted" is the right word either. Probably
> "replaced" or "substituted" are better choices in this context.
>

I agree. Interpolated is consistent with manuals for other programming
languages which have similar functionality. However, org is also used by
a more diverse community than typical programming languages, so perhaps
'replaced' or 'substituted' would be a better choice?

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Tim Cross