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commit 5251c18e98e2831001f183cbc9fab72aa063e206
parent 11422f272da8f74c3b46552067905e061f220707
Author: Florian Dold <florian.dold@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon,  6 Jan 2020 19:42:45 +0100

minor doc fixes, start words to use/avoid dictionary

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Mdevelopers-manual.rst | 33++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/developers-manual.rst b/developers-manual.rst @@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ the change of the version. Update the Texinfo documentation using the files from docs.git: .. code-block:: + # Get the latest documentation repository cd $GIT/docs git pull @@ -497,7 +498,7 @@ Update the Texinfo documentation using the files from docs.git: git checkout $REVISION Finally, the Automake ``Makefile.am`` files may have to be adjusted to -include new *.texi files or images. +include new ``*.texi`` files or images. For the exchange test cases to pass, ``make install`` must be run first. @@ -773,3 +774,33 @@ to tamper with the data exchanged by A and B. Please refer to the Twister codebase (under the ``test`` directory) in order to see how to configure it. + + +User-Facing Terminology +======================= + +This section contains terminology that should be used and that should not be +used in the user interface and help materials. + +Terms to Avoid +-------------- + +Refreshing + Refreshing is the internal technical terminology for the protocol to + give change for partially spent coins + + **Use instead**: "Obtaining change" + +Coin + Coins are an internal construct, the user should never be aware that their balance + is represented by coins if different denominations. + + **User instead**: "(Digital) Cash" or "Wallet Balance" + + +Terms to Use +------------ + +Refund + A refund is given by a merchant to the customer (rather the customer's wallet) + and "undoes" a previous payment operation.