Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
adding a Line Feed after the CR is OK
English answer:
you may add a Line Feed after the CR
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David Russi
Jun 28, 2005 15:17
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the CR is OK
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"The Telnet client sends 'nwk' followed by a Carriage Return (CR; adding a Line Feed after the CR is OK)."
...CR is carriage return as the sentence says, but what does it mean that it is OK?
Would the meaning of the sentence be any different if it were "after the CR)." (leaving out the "is OK" part?)
thanks!
...CR is carriage return as the sentence says, but what does it mean that it is OK?
Would the meaning of the sentence be any different if it were "after the CR)." (leaving out the "is OK" part?)
thanks!
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David Russi
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you may add a Line Feed after the CR
You need the "is OK" part, it just makes it clear that it is acceptable to have a line feed after the carriage return.
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Comment: "thanks! I had misread the sentence, thanks to all who answered"
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Can Altinbay
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It is OK to add a LF after the CR
Depending on the convention, "go to the beginning of the next line" can be just a CR or a CR followind by a line feed (typically written CRLF). This is saying that you may add a line feed character after the CR and it will be fine.
Historically, CR means "retyrn the carriage", i.e., go to the beginning of the line, and LF means go to the next line. (Think typewriters.)
Historically, CR means "retyrn the carriage", i.e., go to the beginning of the line, and LF means go to the next line. (Think typewriters.)
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Henrique Serra
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the CR has been implemented
Just a guess, but the line feed has to be added in the process AFTER THE CR INPUT HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND ACCEPTED by the system... so I would not leave the OK part out of the wording.
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