> Hello,
>
> One of the XL Fortran Language Reference technical writers would like some
> feedback on the usefulness of colour highlighting in Fortran texts.
> In our XL Fortran Language Reference, we use different colours to highlight
> the
> differences between the FORTRAN 77 and the Fortran 90 standards, and to
> highlight extensions to the Fortran 90 standard. If you have used our manual
> or other Fortran manuals that highlight information relating to standards or
> extensions,
> do you find the highlighting useful?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Jennifer O'Connor
>
> J. A. O'Connor
> IBM SWS Toronto Lab Fortran Planning Office
I find color highlighting to be very helpful.
For example, instantly an extension is obvious.
With other means of identifying extensions, it
isn't always immediately apparent that what you're
reading is an extension.
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