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RE: FOO vs FO


fo = formatting objects
fop = focused on presentation, a dandy boy
flop = what usually happens

scroo foo

:-'


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsl-list@lists.mulberrytech.com
> [mailto:owner-xsl-list@lists.mulberrytech.com]On Behalf Of DuCharme, Bob
> (LNG)
> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 2:48 PM
> To: 'xsl-list@lists.mulberrytech.com'
> Subject: RE: [xsl] FOO vs FO
>
>
> >See ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc3092.txt
>
> Someone had some time on their hands!
>
> Just last weekend, in a bookstore, I was looking through Microsoft's
> documentation style guide, and noticed the explicit prohibition of the use
> of "foobar" or its components as being too slangy.
>
> I did pick up a "FOO" bumper sticker (modeled after the 2- and
> 3-letter oval
> stickers so popular in the States, e.g. "VT," "MV," "OBX," etc.) at Linux
> World. It's still the only bumper sticker on our car.
>
> I thought that "FOO" vs. "FO" was an interesting question. I'm surprised
> more people don't ask why "xsl" is the most common namespace
> prefix used in
> XSLT, but not XSL, for which "fo" is.
>
> Bob DuCharme            www.snee.com/bob             <bob@
> snee.com>      see http://www.snee.com/bob/xsltquickly for
> info on new book "XSLT Quickly" from Manning Publications.
>
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