From 5f1762af205f444b7b0873c324358505faf9fe83 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: halw <halw@abb3cda0-5349-4a8f-a601-0c33ac3a8c38>
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:24:05 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Author:halw Date:2010-01-22T18:19:26.000000Z

git-svn-id: https://svn.eiffel.com/eiffel-org/trunk@412 abb3cda0-5349-4a8f-a601-0c33ac3a8c38
---
 .../eiffel-tutorial-et/et-hello-world.wiki    |   2 +-
 .../eiffel-programming-language-syntax.wiki   | 100 +++++++++---------
 2 files changed, 52 insertions(+), 50 deletions(-)

diff --git a/documentation/current/method/eiffel-tutorial-et/et-hello-world.wiki b/documentation/current/method/eiffel-tutorial-et/et-hello-world.wiki
index 4c0af4f5..58b43897 100644
--- a/documentation/current/method/eiffel-tutorial-et/et-hello-world.wiki
+++ b/documentation/current/method/eiffel-tutorial-et/et-hello-world.wiki
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ The body of the feature is introduced by the <code>do</code> keyword and termina
 *  <code>put_string</code> outputs a string, passed as argument, here <code>"Hello World"</code>. 
 *  <code>put_new_line</code> terminates the line. 
 
-Rather than using a call to <code>put_new_line</code>, the first version of the class simply includes a new-line character, denoted as <code>%N</code> , at the end of the string. Either technique is acceptable. 
+Rather than using a call to <code>put_new_line</code>, the first version of the class simply includes a new-line character, denoted as <code>%N</code> (the percent sign is used to introduce codes for [[Eiffel language syntax#Special characters|special characters]]), at the end of the string. Either technique is acceptable. 
 
 You may have noticed another difference between the two versions. The first version uses a call to <code>print</code> where the second uses <code>io.put_string</code> . Here too, the effect is identical and either technique is acceptable. In the next section, you will begin to see how things like <code>io</code> and <code>print</code> become available for use in a class like <code>HELLO</code>.
 
diff --git a/documentation/current/method/quick-reference-eiffel-programming-language/eiffel-programming-language-syntax.wiki b/documentation/current/method/quick-reference-eiffel-programming-language/eiffel-programming-language-syntax.wiki
index 68b5ecd7..7a8aa3b9 100644
--- a/documentation/current/method/quick-reference-eiffel-programming-language/eiffel-programming-language-syntax.wiki
+++ b/documentation/current/method/quick-reference-eiffel-programming-language/eiffel-programming-language-syntax.wiki
@@ -40,11 +40,60 @@ No intervening character (blank or otherwise) is permitted between these element
 
 ===Strings===
 
-A string -- specimen of construct String -- is a sequence of zero or more manifest characters, possibly containing [[#Special characters|codes for special characters]].
+A string -- specimen of construct String -- is a sequence of zero or more manifest characters.
 
 ===Simple strings===
 
-A simple string -- specimen of Simple_string -- is a [[#Strings|String]] consisting of at most one line (that is to say, containing no embedded new-line manifest character).
+A simple string -- specimen of Simple_string -- is a [[#Strings|String]] consisting of at most one line (that is to say, containing no embedded new-line manifest character), possibly containing [[#Special characters|codes for special characters]].
+
+===Special characters===
+
+{| border="2"
+|+ Special Characters and Their Codes
+! Character || Code || Mnemonic name
+|-
+| @ || %A || At-sign
+|-
+| BS || %B || Backspace
+|-
+| ^ || %C || Circumflex
+|-
+| $ || %D || Dollar
+|-
+| FF || %F || Form feed
+|-
+| \ || %H || Backslash
+|-
+| ~ || %L || Tilde
+|-
+| NL (LF) || %N || Newline
+|-
+| ` || %Q || Backquote
+|-
+| CR || %R || Carriage return
+|-
+| # || %S || Sharp
+|-
+| HT || %T || Horizontal tab
+|-
+| NUL || %U || Null
+|-
+| <nowiki>|</nowiki> || %V || Vertical bar
+|-
+| % || %% || Percent
+|-
+| ' || %' || Single quote
+|-
+| " || %" || Double quote
+|-
+| [ || %( || Opening bracket
+|-
+| ] || %) || Closing bracket
+|-
+| { || %< || Opening brace
+|-
+| } || %> || Closing brace
+|}
 
 ===Line wrapping parts===
 
@@ -548,52 +597,5 @@ Digit ::= "0" | "1" | "2" | "3" | "4" | "5" | "6" | "7" | "8" | "9"  | <br/>
 "a" | "b" | "c" | "d" | "e" | "f" | <br/>
 "A" | "B" | "C" | "D" | "E" | "F" | "_"<br/>
 <br/>
-===Special characters===
 
-{| border="2"
-|+ Special Characters and Their Codes
-! Character || Code || Mnemonic name
-|-
-| @ || %A || At-sign
-|-
-| BS || %B || Backspace
-|-
-| ^ || %C || Circumflex
-|-
-| $ || %D || Dollar
-|-
-| FF || %F || Form feed
-|-
-| \ || %H || Backslash
-|-
-| ~ || %L || Tilde
-|-
-| NL (LF) || %N || Newline
-|-
-| ` || %Q || Backquote
-|-
-| CR || %R || Carriage return
-|-
-| # || %S || Sharp
-|-
-| HT || %T || Horizontal tab
-|-
-| NUL || %U || Null
-|-
-| <nowiki>|</nowiki> || %V || Vertical bar
-|-
-| % || %% || Percent
-|-
-| ' || %' || Single quote
-|-
-| " || %" || Double quote
-|-
-| [ || %( || Opening bracket
-|-
-| ] || %) || Closing bracket
-|-
-| { || %< || Opening brace
-|-
-| } || %> || Closing brace
-|}