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diff --git a/manual/locale.texi b/manual/locale.texi index 059db75c1c..dabb959f9e 100644 --- a/manual/locale.texi +++ b/manual/locale.texi @@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ corresponds to Sunday. @itemx DAY_5 @itemx DAY_6 @itemx DAY_7 -Similar to @code{ABDAY_1} etc.,@: but here the return value is the +Similar to @code{ABDAY_1}, etc.,@: but here the return value is the unabbreviated weekday name. @item ABMON_1 @itemx ABMON_2 @@ -937,9 +937,9 @@ unabbreviated weekday name. @itemx ABMON_10 @itemx ABMON_11 @itemx ABMON_12 -The return value is the abbreviated name of the month, in the grammatical -form used when the month forms part of a complete date. @code{ABMON_1} -corresponds to January. +The return value is the abbreviated name of the month, in the +grammatical form used when the month forms part of a complete date. +@code{ABMON_1} corresponds to January. @item MON_1 @itemx MON_2 @itemx MON_3 @@ -952,8 +952,9 @@ corresponds to January. @itemx MON_10 @itemx MON_11 @itemx MON_12 -Similar to @code{ABMON_1} etc.,@: but here the month names are not abbreviated. -Here the first value @code{MON_1} also corresponds to January. +Similar to @code{ABMON_1}, etc.,@: but here the month names are not +abbreviated. Here the first value @code{MON_1} also corresponds to +January. @item ALTMON_1 @itemx ALTMON_2 @itemx ALTMON_3 @@ -966,13 +967,19 @@ Here the first value @code{MON_1} also corresponds to January. @itemx ALTMON_10 @itemx ALTMON_11 @itemx ALTMON_12 -Similar to @code{MON_1} etc.,@: but here the month names are in the grammatical -form used when the month is named by itself. The @code{strftime} functions -use these month names for the format specifier @code{OB}. +Similar to @code{MON_1}, etc.,@: but here the month names are in the +grammatical form used when the month is named by itself. The +@code{strftime} functions use these month names for the conversion +specifier @code{%OB} (@pxref{Formatting Calendar Time}). Note that not all languages need two different forms of the month names, so the strings returned for @code{MON_@dots{}} and @code{ALTMON_@dots{}} may or may not be the same, depending on the locale. + +@strong{NB:} @code{ABALTMON_@dots{}} constants corresponding to the +@code{%Ob} conversion specifier are not currently provided, but are +expected to be in a future release. In the meantime, it is possible +to use @code{_NL_ABALTMON_@dots{}}. @item AM_STR @itemx PM_STR The return values are strings which can be used in the representation of time |