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-rw-r--r--system/doc/getting_started/conc_prog.xml4
-rw-r--r--system/doc/getting_started/records_macros.xml2
-rw-r--r--system/doc/getting_started/robustness.xml6
-rw-r--r--system/doc/programming_examples/fun_test.erl8
-rw-r--r--system/doc/reference_manual/data_types.xml3
-rw-r--r--system/doc/reference_manual/modules.xml3
-rw-r--r--system/doc/reference_manual/typespec.xml8
-rw-r--r--system/doc/system_principles/system_principles.xml2
8 files changed, 17 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/system/doc/getting_started/conc_prog.xml b/system/doc/getting_started/conc_prog.xml
index 6c513162c0..2b64826a93 100644
--- a/system/doc/getting_started/conc_prog.xml
+++ b/system/doc/getting_started/conc_prog.xml
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ ping finished</pre>
<p>Before we start, let's note the following:</p>
<list type="bulleted">
<item>
- <p>This example will just show the message passing logic- no
+ <p>This example will just show the message passing logic - no
attempt at all has been made to provide a nice graphical user
interface. This can, of course, also be done in Erlang - but
that's another tutorial.</p>
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ ping finished</pre>
%%% already logged in at the same node, login will be rejected
%%% with a suitable error message.
%%% logoff()
-%%% Logs off anybody at at node
+%%% Logs off anybody at that node
%%% message(ToName, Message)
%%% sends Message to ToName. Error messages if the user of this
%%% function is not logged on or if ToName is not logged on at
diff --git a/system/doc/getting_started/records_macros.xml b/system/doc/getting_started/records_macros.xml
index 2922962134..73c8ce5c8d 100644
--- a/system/doc/getting_started/records_macros.xml
+++ b/system/doc/getting_started/records_macros.xml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
%%% with a suitable error message.
%%% logoff()
-%%% Logs off anybody at at node
+%%% Logs off anybody at that node
%%% message(ToName, Message)
%%% sends Message to ToName. Error messages if the user of this
diff --git a/system/doc/getting_started/robustness.xml b/system/doc/getting_started/robustness.xml
index b97940d388..e8fb81d5e8 100644
--- a/system/doc/getting_started/robustness.xml
+++ b/system/doc/getting_started/robustness.xml
@@ -214,9 +214,9 @@ Ping received pong</pre>
signal to be sent to "pong" which will also terminate.</p>
<p>It is possible to modify the default behaviour of a process so
that it does not get killed when it receives abnormal exit
- signals, but all signals will be turned into normal messages on
+ signals, but all signals will be turned into normal messages with
the format <c>{'EXIT',FromPID,Reason}</c> and added to the end of
- the receiving processes message queue. This behaviour is set by:</p>
+ the receiving process' message queue. This behaviour is set by:</p>
<code type="none">
process_flag(trap_exit, true)</code>
<p>There are several other process flags, see
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ pong exiting, got {'EXIT',&lt;3820.39.0>,ping}</pre>
%%% already logged in at the same node, login will be rejected
%%% with a suitable error message.
%%% logoff()
-%%% Logs off anybody at at node
+%%% Logs off anybody at that node
%%% message(ToName, Message)
%%% sends Message to ToName. Error messages if the user of this
%%% function is not logged on or if ToName is not logged on at
diff --git a/system/doc/programming_examples/fun_test.erl b/system/doc/programming_examples/fun_test.erl
index 8472fd87f8..8a3b0106c0 100644
--- a/system/doc/programming_examples/fun_test.erl
+++ b/system/doc/programming_examples/fun_test.erl
@@ -1,17 +1,11 @@
%1
-module(fun_test).
--export([t1/0, t2/0, t3/0, t4/0, double/1]).
+-export([t1/0, t2/0]).
-import(lists, [map/2]).
t1() -> map(fun(X) -> 2 * X end, [1,2,3,4,5]).
t2() -> map(fun double/1, [1,2,3,4,5]).
-t3() -> map({?MODULE, double}, [1,2,3,4,5]).
-
double(X) -> X * 2.
%1
-
-
-t4() ->
- "hello world".
diff --git a/system/doc/reference_manual/data_types.xml b/system/doc/reference_manual/data_types.xml
index 37c0db5ff7..ad92143179 100644
--- a/system/doc/reference_manual/data_types.xml
+++ b/system/doc/reference_manual/data_types.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@
<list type="bulleted">
<item><c>$</c><em><c>char</c></em> <br></br>
- ASCII value of the character <em><c>char</c></em>.</item>
+ ASCII value or unicode code-point of the character
+ <em><c>char</c></em>.</item>
<item><em><c>base</c></em><c>#</c><em><c>value</c></em> <br></br>
Integer with the base <em><c>base</c></em>, which must be an
diff --git a/system/doc/reference_manual/modules.xml b/system/doc/reference_manual/modules.xml
index 5fc8b363f8..5cb0c11371 100644
--- a/system/doc/reference_manual/modules.xml
+++ b/system/doc/reference_manual/modules.xml
@@ -194,8 +194,7 @@ behaviour_info(callbacks) -> Callbacks.</pre>
</p>
<pre>
-type my_type() :: atom() | integer().
--spec my_function(integer()) -> integer().
- </pre>
+-spec my_function(integer()) -> integer().</pre>
<p>Read more in <seealso marker="typespec">Types and Function specifications</seealso>.
</p>
<p>
diff --git a/system/doc/reference_manual/typespec.xml b/system/doc/reference_manual/typespec.xml
index e4aa2ceda6..d1584d2b98 100644
--- a/system/doc/reference_manual/typespec.xml
+++ b/system/doc/reference_manual/typespec.xml
@@ -264,8 +264,10 @@
its violation results in a compilation error.
</p>
<note>
- The following built-in list types also exist,
- but they are expected to be rarely used. Hence, they have long names:
+ <p>
+ The following built-in list types also exist,
+ but they are expected to be rarely used. Hence, they have long names:
+ </p>
</note>
<pre>
nonempty_maybe_improper_list() :: nonempty_maybe_improper_list(any(), any())
@@ -504,7 +506,9 @@
-spec foo({X, integer()}) -> X when X :: atom()
; ([Y]) -> Y when Y :: number().</pre>
<note>
+ <p>
For backwards compatibility the following form is also allowed:
+ </p>
<pre> -spec id(X) -> X when is_subtype(X, tuple()).</pre>
<p>
but its use is discouraged. It will be taken out in a future
diff --git a/system/doc/system_principles/system_principles.xml b/system/doc/system_principles/system_principles.xml
index 70c69b1dab..79ed86cd9f 100644
--- a/system/doc/system_principles/system_principles.xml
+++ b/system/doc/system_principles/system_principles.xml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ init:stop()</pre>
<p>Loads the code for and starts the applications Kernel and
STDLIB, skips loading the <c>.erlang</c> file.
Useful for scripts and other tools that should be behave the
- same irregardless of user preferences.
+ same regardless of user preferences.
</p>
</item>
</taglist>