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diff --git a/doc/ref/scheme-data.texi b/doc/ref/scheme-data.texi index bfed3bd4c..9dbced157 100755 --- a/doc/ref/scheme-data.texi +++ b/doc/ref/scheme-data.texi @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ constitute Guile's support for dynamic linking, in the context of the module system. @end itemize -The contents of this chapter are, therefore, a matter of judgement. By +The contents of this chapter are, therefore, a matter of judgment. By @dfn{generic}, we mean to select those data types whose typical use as @emph{data} in a wide variety of programming contexts is more important than their use in the implementation of a particular piece of @@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ Return the maximum of all parameter values. @c begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "min") @deffn {Scheme Procedure} min x1 x2 @dots{} -Return the minium of all parameter values. +Return the minimum of all parameter values. @end deffn @c begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "truncate") @@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ representation are counted. If 0, 0 is returned. @deffn {Scheme Procedure} integer-length n @deffnx {C Function} scm_integer_length (n) -Return the number of bits neccessary to represent @var{n}. +Return the number of bits necessary to represent @var{n}. @lisp (integer-length #b10101010) @@ -1398,7 +1398,7 @@ like in C. That means that Scheme strings can contain any character, even the NUL character @code{'\0'}. But note: Since most operating system calls dealing with strings (such as for file operations) expect strings to be zero-terminated, they might do unexpected things when -called with string containing unusal characters. +called with string containing unusual characters. @menu * String Syntax:: Read syntax for strings. @@ -1830,7 +1830,8 @@ installation includes regular expression support by checking whether the @menu * Regexp Functions:: Functions that create and match regexps. * Match Structures:: Finding what was matched by a regexp. -* Backslash Escapes:: Removing the special meaning of regexp metacharacters. +* Backslash Escapes:: Removing the special meaning of regexp + meta-characters. @end menu [FIXME: it may be useful to include an Examples section. Parts of this @@ -2424,10 +2425,10 @@ example: @itemize @bullet @item -colour depth -- Default: the colour depth for the screen +color depth -- Default: the color depth for the screen @item -background colour -- Default: white +background color -- Default: white @item width -- Default: 600 @@ -2442,8 +2443,8 @@ argument order and using a special value to indicate the default value for that argument: @lisp -(make-window 'default ;; Colour depth - 'default ;; Background colour +(make-window 'default ;; Color depth + 'default ;; Background color 800 ;; Width 100 ;; Height @dots{}) ;; More make-window arguments |