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> From: <ams AT ludd DOT ltu DOT se>
> Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 11:47:20 +0100 (CET)
> 
> @findex setlocale AT r{, actual locales now supported}
> The function @code{setlocale} has been improved a lot.  Now it
> implements the following categories: LC_COLLATE, LC_CTYPE, LC_MONETARY,
> LC_NUMERIC, LC_TIME.  POSIX LC_MESSAGES is not supported.  Due to

The LC_* symbols should be in @code.

> limitations of country.sys driver only current user locale and "C" (aka 
> "POSIX") locales supported.

You should use ``this style'' to quote text in Texinfo, as the results
looks prettier in the printed copy.

> @findex strftime AT r{, C99 compliance}
> Now @code{strftime} accepts and ignores %E and %O modifiers,

It's probably better to say

  @code{strftime} now accepts and ignores %E and %O modifiers,

> and accepts and handles new C99 %F, %G, %g, %V formats
> and %s (GNU) POSIX time format.
> Also fixes %z ISO 8601/RFC 822 format time zone results.

The %X format specifiers should be in quotes and probably also in
@code.

Thanks.

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