From J@lifthero.com Sun May 24 13:52:04 2026 Received: from malur.postgresql.org ([217.196.149.56]) by arkaria.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YF7bn-0005z5-3y for pgsql-docs@arkaria.postgresql.org; Sat, 24 Jan 2015 20:47:07 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=postgresql.org) by malur.postgresql.org with smtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YF7bm-0002OZ-Ji for pgsql-docs@arkaria.postgresql.org; Sat, 24 Jan 2015 20:47:06 +0000 Received: from magus.postgresql.org ([2a02:c0:301:0:ffff::29]) by malur.postgresql.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA256:256) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YF7bl-0002OS-Oq for pgsql-docs@postgresql.org; Sat, 24 Jan 2015 20:47:06 +0000 Received: from mail-ig0-x236.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4001:c05::236]) by magus.postgresql.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YF7bc-0006uq-4r for pgsql-docs@postgresql.org; Sat, 24 Jan 2015 20:47:04 +0000 Received: by mail-ig0-f182.google.com with SMTP id r10so2815242igi.3 for ; Sat, 24 Jan 2015 12:46:53 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:from:date:message-id:subject:to:content-type; bh=FLDqNwsdQ3VZooK9cpzV//MH3g9FROoaTPJB8wdlw0c=; b=Zm3v/jwTb+KxMzF8hindChfiTo3lQTPuQzJzl6CUXrQYxTgk5iWAiy/IqpWmsNxO9E wX1fx8bqWRfZst/mmKGMuFz72V6G8Z3SqaM9XBaqcWiGJW2SeLXP+Mkh3XhKGsO1zgf9 iwZMwqp7gV63EYeB6XtEBHWk7pqBP32GvHjnEdHS8qsgvo+4HQjpmv3gxSEJprfZF91D Tjkz6V78npQxMZwIbZgmgUymvz6s+09hIbzaXiloExhxNrbEWymGwK1tbEeGMxnk8mBV 9bMYea+PmOzotyLkdYgRAk82CciFTRevPb2LXkYobGOrbP/N8CYeC/4MJmOYyxU/PRoc 8B9A== X-Received: by 10.50.43.198 with SMTP id y6mr8934262igl.16.1422132413253; Sat, 24 Jan 2015 12:46:53 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.36.53.129 with HTTP; Sat, 24 Jan 2015 12:46:33 -0800 (PST) From: J Connolly Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 12:46:33 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: QwvlzCypMXnVgxmTH6azW2lOKbA Message-ID: Subject: how do I suggest a small docs change? To: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e01537a9650cf82050d6c016e X-Pg-Spam-Score: -1.2 (-) List-Archive: List-Help: List-ID: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Mailing-List: pgsql-docs Precedence: bulk Sender: pgsql-docs-owner@postgresql.org --089e01537a9650cf82050d6c016e Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Hi, just wondering how to suggest a small change to the docs. On a related note, if the source was on github it would be easier for people like me to suggest a change. Here's the suggested change: The tutorial at ( http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/tutorial-transactions.html) should use integers (i.e. cents) when dealing with currency. Tangential to the point of that page, but important given that it's a page targeted at beginners. Thanks! J Jay Connolly, founder LiftHero.com o: (866) 486-2917 m: (310) 430-0717 Follow | Connect --089e01537a9650cf82050d6c016e Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi, just wondering how to suggest a small change to t= he docs. On a related note, if the source was on github it would be easier = for people like me to suggest a change.

Here's= the suggested change:
The tutorial at (http://www.postgres= ql.org/docs/9.4/static/tutorial-transactions.html) should use integers = (i.e. cents) when dealing with currency. Tangential to the point of that pa= ge, but important given that it's a page targeted at beginners.

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--089e01537a9650cf82050d6c016e-- From david.g.johnston@gmail.com Sun May 24 13:52:05 2026 Received: from malur.postgresql.org ([217.196.149.56]) by arkaria.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YFQ3g-00010C-65 for pgsql-docs@arkaria.postgresql.org; Sun, 25 Jan 2015 16:29:08 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=postgresql.org) by malur.postgresql.org with smtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YFQ3e-0008KZ-Cc for pgsql-docs@arkaria.postgresql.org; Sun, 25 Jan 2015 16:29:06 +0000 Received: from magus.postgresql.org ([2a02:c0:301:0:ffff::29]) by malur.postgresql.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA256:256) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YFQ3c-0008KO-Hk for pgsql-docs@postgresql.org; Sun, 25 Jan 2015 16:29:04 +0000 Received: from mwork.nabble.com ([162.253.133.43]) by magus.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YFQ3X-0002tE-Fr for pgsql-docs@postgresql.org; Sun, 25 Jan 2015 16:29:02 +0000 Received: from msam.nabble.com (unknown [162.253.133.85]) by mwork.nabble.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 77F1E11AB2D3 for ; Sun, 25 Jan 2015 08:28:58 -0800 (PST) Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 09:28:56 -0700 (MST) From: David G Johnston To: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org Message-ID: <1422203336861-5835372.post@n5.nabble.com> In-Reply-To: References: Subject: Re: how do I suggest a small docs change? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Pg-Spam-Score: -0.3 (/) List-Archive: List-Help: List-ID: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Mailing-List: pgsql-docs Precedence: bulk Sender: pgsql-docs-owner@postgresql.org J Connolly wrote > Hi, just wondering how to suggest a small change to the docs. On a related > note, if the source was on github it would be easier for people like me to > suggest a change. Just post your thoughts to -docs. The harder part of doc changes is SGML, not the fact the Git repo is not on GitHub. > Here's the suggested change: > The tutorial at ( > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/tutorial-transactions.html) > should use integers (i.e. cents) when dealing with currency. Tangential to > the point of that page, but important given that it's a page targeted at > beginners. That example uses the numeric type for currency; which is considerably less convoluted then forcing everything to have hundredths resolution and multiplication if you want to show the nominal unit (e.g. dollars). David J. -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.nabble.com/how-do-I-suggest-a-small-docs-change-tp5835330p5835372.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - docs mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Sent via pgsql-docs mailing list (pgsql-docs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-docs From J@lifthero.com Sun May 24 13:52:05 2026 Received: from malur.postgresql.org ([217.196.149.56]) by arkaria.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YFQYK-0002R1-9C for pgsql-docs@arkaria.postgresql.org; Sun, 25 Jan 2015 17:00:48 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=postgresql.org) by malur.postgresql.org with smtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YFQYJ-0002rT-D8 for pgsql-docs@arkaria.postgresql.org; Sun, 25 Jan 2015 17:00:47 +0000 Received: from magus.postgresql.org ([2a02:c0:301:0:ffff::29]) by malur.postgresql.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA256:256) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YFQYI-0002rN-PP for pgsql-docs@postgresql.org; Sun, 25 Jan 2015 17:00:46 +0000 Received: from mail-ie0-x22a.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4001:c03::22a]) by magus.postgresql.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YFQYD-0003Ve-Fb for pgsql-docs@postgresql.org; Sun, 25 Jan 2015 17:00:45 +0000 Received: by mail-ie0-f170.google.com with SMTP id y20so5107237ier.1 for ; Sun, 25 Jan 2015 09:00:38 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type; bh=B3sOALduCmOy56GmGd/vukQK64JM138eRfHRhXJq2EQ=; b=cdAku0wbE4al5PIDqWANBV3sA5sXhtHVNyic4E1zyJYF/BJaMJwabeAEdD2Obp545u SihptynbVIMw7tA6kcaC3zhCYayACCdeSb8tlCm8G9qK1ruCK6dionOfv5AiVHwc/Rad OJBePuFAGOSeCXi7jNjTfzCfslnFOvUH02lZwYR3tdrvoZ+wQ8OlPnvedBX9HaDpdE6Z 6jyTgondZaYapb9I5OBtTsAeMIoe6+PC2nus3GelhepBst9wt3+21RWEtHhj/DIkJQWJ k7LnWmnMlJ0hdOtuF2H80Pq2brn3aXrtXIxqDX3C1hdSFjjzUj43b9kWnKy9zWQsGzOg szaA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.43.126.67 with SMTP id gv3mr17929283icc.31.1422205238618; Sun, 25 Jan 2015 09:00:38 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.36.53.129 with HTTP; Sun, 25 Jan 2015 09:00:38 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.36.53.129 with HTTP; Sun, 25 Jan 2015 09:00:38 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <1422203336861-5835372.post@n5.nabble.com> References: <1422203336861-5835372.post@n5.nabble.com> Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 09:00:38 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 70rSwPu_B-M-uOOJqJtzTha0ayA Message-ID: Subject: Re: how do I suggest a small docs change? From: J Connolly To: David G Johnston Cc: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=bcaec51824a80bb0b5050d7cf694 X-Pg-Spam-Score: -2.4 (--) List-Archive: List-Help: List-ID: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Mailing-List: pgsql-docs Precedence: bulk Sender: pgsql-docs-owner@postgresql.org --bcaec51824a80bb0b5050d7cf694 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Thanks for the reply, David! I still think being on github would lower the barrier to entry for would-be contributors, independent of the SGML format. Whether you want to encourage more suggestions from less invested people like me, including some that clearly conflict with established convention, is another issue :). J typed with thumbs from (310) 430-0717 On Jan 25, 2015 8:29 AM, "David G Johnston" wrote: > J Connolly wrote > > Hi, just wondering how to suggest a small change to the docs. On a > related > > note, if the source was on github it would be easier for people like me > to > > suggest a change. > > Just post your thoughts to -docs. The harder part of doc changes is SGML, > not the fact the Git repo is not on GitHub. > > > > Here's the suggested change: > > The tutorial at ( > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/tutorial-transactions.html) > > should use integers (i.e. cents) when dealing with currency. Tangential > to > > the point of that page, but important given that it's a page targeted at > > beginners. > > That example uses the numeric type for currency; which is considerably less > convoluted then forcing everything to have hundredths resolution and > multiplication if you want to show the nominal unit (e.g. dollars). > > David J. > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://postgresql.nabble.com/how-do-I-suggest-a-small-docs-change-tp5835330p5835372.html > Sent from the PostgreSQL - docs mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > -- > Sent via pgsql-docs mailing list (pgsql-docs@postgresql.org) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-docs > --bcaec51824a80bb0b5050d7cf694 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Thanks for the reply, David! I still think being on github w= ould lower the barrier to entry for would-be contributors, independent of t= he SGML format. Whether you want to encourage more suggestions from less in= vested people like me, including some that clearly conflict with establishe= d convention, is another issue :).

J

typed with thumbs from (310) 430-0717

On Jan 25, 2015 8:29 AM, "David G Johnston&= quot; <david.g.johnston@gm= ail.com> wrote:
J Connolly wrote
> Hi, just wondering how to suggest a small change to the docs. On a rel= ated
> note, if the source was on github it would be easier for people like m= e to
> suggest a change.

Just post your thoughts to -docs.=C2=A0 The harder part of doc changes is S= GML,
not the fact the Git repo is not on GitHub.


> Here's the suggested change:
> The tutorial at (
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/tuto= rial-transactions.html)
> should use integers (i.e. cents) when dealing with currency. Tangentia= l to
> the point of that page, but important given that it's a page targe= ted at
> beginners.

That example uses the numeric type for currency; which is considerably less=
convoluted then forcing everything to have hundredths resolution and
multiplication if you want to show the nominal unit (e.g. dollars).

David J.




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