Programming Guide: Documentation Conventions

# Programming Guide

## Documentation Conventions

Throughout this library of documents, the following conventions distinguish the different elements of text:

plain text | Function names, structure names, data types names, enumerated types, and constant names.
CAPITALS | File names and error message text.
`monospace` | Programming examples and user input at the command line prompt or into an entry field.
bold | Action bar and menu choices, names of keys, push buttons, checkboxes, radio buttons, group-box controls, drop-down list box, dialog windows, spin buttons, combo-boxes, and field names.
italics | Parameters, structure fields, titles of documents, and first occurrences of words with special meanings.

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