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Subject: Re: how do I suggest a small docs change?
From: J Connolly <J@lifthero.com>
To: David G Johnston <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>
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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" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>
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.
>
>
>
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<p dir=3D"ltr">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 :).</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">J</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">typed with thumbs from (310) 430-0717</p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Jan 25, 2015 8:29 AM, &quot;David G Johnston&=
quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:david.g.johnston@gmail.com">david.g.johnston@gm=
ail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_q=
uote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1e=
x">J Connolly wrote<br>
&gt; Hi, just wondering how to suggest a small change to the docs. On a rel=
ated<br>
&gt; note, if the source was on github it would be easier for people like m=
e to<br>
&gt; suggest a change.<br>
<br>
Just post your thoughts to -docs.=C2=A0 The harder part of doc changes is S=
GML,<br>
not the fact the Git repo is not on GitHub.<br>
<br>
<br>
&gt; Here&#39;s the suggested change:<br>
&gt; The tutorial at (<br>
&gt; <a href=3D"http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/tutorial-transact=
ions.html" target=3D"_blank">http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/tuto=
rial-transactions.html</a>)<br>
&gt; should use integers (i.e. cents) when dealing with currency. Tangentia=
l to<br>
&gt; the point of that page, but important given that it&#39;s a page targe=
ted at<br>
&gt; beginners.<br>
<br>
That example uses the numeric type for currency; which is considerably less=
<br>
convoluted then forcing everything to have hundredths resolution and<br>
multiplication if you want to show the nominal unit (e.g. dollars).<br>
<br>
David J.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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