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author | giraffedata <giraffedata@9d0c8265-081b-0410-96cb-a4ca84ce46f8> | 2007-09-08 23:48:32 +0000 |
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committer | giraffedata <giraffedata@9d0c8265-081b-0410-96cb-a4ca84ce46f8> | 2007-09-08 23:48:32 +0000 |
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"miscellaneous update"
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diff --git a/libpm.html b/libpm.html index cb05679b..82d972a3 100644 --- a/libpm.html +++ b/libpm.html @@ -461,16 +461,15 @@ using the ITU-R Recommendation BT.709 gamma transfer function. <p><B>pm_message()</B> is a <B>printf()</B> style routine to write an informational message to the Standard Error file stream. <B>pm_message()</B> suppresses the message, however, if the user -specified the <B>-quiet</B> option on the command line. See the -initialization functions, e.g. <B>pnm_init()</B>, for information on -the <B>-quiet</B> option. Note that Netpbm programs are often used -interactively, but also often used by programs. In the interactive -case, it is nice to issue messages about what the program is doing, -but in the program case, such messages are usually undesirable. By -using <B>pm_message()</B> for all your messages, you make your program -usable in both cases. Without any effort on your part, program users -of your program can avoid the messages by specifying the <B>-quiet</B> -option. +specified the <B>-quiet</B> <a href="index.html#commonoptions">common +option</a> on the command line. Note that Netpbm programs are often +used interactively, but also often used by programs. In the +interactive case, it is nice to issue messages about what the program +is doing, but in the program case, such messages are usually +undesirable. By using <B>pm_message()</B> for all your messages, you +make your program usable in both cases. Without any effort on your +part, program users of your program can avoid the messages by +specifying the <B>-quiet</B> option. <p>Netpbm distinguishes between error messages and information messages; <b>pm_message()</b> is just for informational messages. To |