Re: very simple off-topic question regarding command line viewing of postscript files on macOS

[Aaron Hill]

On 2022-08-03 3:07 am, Lukas-Fabian Moser wrote:
> Since we're both not English native speakers, there may be a problem
> of missing the appropriate tonality involved. I'm positive that Jean
> didn't mean to say "that's not a good question, go away" any more than
> I did. Was this what our responses sounded like for a native speaker?

As a native English speaker, I can allay your concerns.  The original 
wording was reasonably clear to me.  Granted, if someone is unfamiliar 
with the term XY in this context, that might be a stumbling block.  
However, the follow-up question importantly sought out the missing 
information.

The only advice I could give is to try to lead with the actionable item 
first.  That is, ask for clarification and then qualify that such 
information would help resolve a possible XY problem.  This aligns with 
the tl;dr principle in online discourse.  Our attention spans often 
become quite short when we are struggling to meet a tight deadline.


-- Aaron Hill