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Typographic Conventions

SDI HSMC Reference Manual

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Typographic Conventions

The following table shows the typographic conventions that this document uses.

Visual Cue

Meaning

Bold Type with Initial Capital
Letters

Indicates command names, dialog box titles, dialog box options, and other GUI
labels. For example, Save As dialog box.

bold type

Indicates directory names, project names, disk drive names, file names, file name
extensions, and software utility names. For example, \qdesigns directory, d: drive,
and chiptrip.gdf file.

Italic Type with Initial Capital Letters Indicates document titles. For example, AN 519: Stratix IV Design Guidelines.

Italic type

Indicates variables. For example, n + 1.

Variable names are enclosed in angle brackets (< >). For example, <file name> and
<project name>.pof file.

Initial Capital Letters

Indicates keyboard keys and menu names. For example, Delete key and the Options
menu.

“Subheading Title”

Quotation marks indicate references to sections within a document and titles of
Quartus II Help topics. For example, “Typographic Conventions.”

Courier type

Indicates signal, port, register, bit, block, and primitive names. For example, data1,
tdi

, and input. Active-low signals are denoted by suffix n. For example,

resetn

.

Indicates command line commands and anything that must be typed exactly as it
appears. For example, c:\qdesigns\tutorial\chiptrip.gdf.

Also indicates sections of an actual file, such as a Report File, references to parts of
files (for example, the AHDL keyword SUBDESIGN), and logic function names (for
example, TRI).

1., 2., 3., and

a., b., c., and so on.

Numbered steps indicate a list of items when the sequence of the items is important,
such as the steps listed in a procedure.

Bullets indicate a list of items when the sequence of the items is not important.

1

The hand points to information that requires special attention.

c

A caution calls attention to a condition or possible situation that can damage or
destroy the product or your work.

w

A warning calls attention to a condition or possible situation that can cause you
injury.

r

The angled arrow instructs you to press Enter.

f

The feet direct you to more information about a particular topic.

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