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diff --git a/libs/fusion/doc/html/fusion/preface.html b/libs/fusion/doc/html/fusion/preface.html index 09e292194..b24478c68 100644 --- a/libs/fusion/doc/html/fusion/preface.html +++ b/libs/fusion/doc/html/fusion/preface.html @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ <span class="phrase"><a name="fusion.preface.description"></a></span><a class="link" href="preface.html#fusion.preface.description">Description</a> </h4> <p> - Fusion is a library for working with heterogenous collections of data, commonly + Fusion is a library for working with heterogeneous collections of data, commonly referred to as tuples. A set of containers (vector, list, set and map) is provided, along with views that provide a transformed presentation of their underlying data. Collectively the containers and views are referred to as sequences, and @@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ </h4> <p> Tuples are powerful beasts. After having developed two significant projects - (<a href="http://spirit.sourceforge.net" target="_top">Spirit</a> and <a href="http://boost.org/libs/spirit/phoenix/index.html" target="_top">Phoenix</a>) + (<a href="http://spirit.sourceforge.net" target="_top">Spirit</a> and <a href="http://www.boost.org/libs/phoenix/index.html" target="_top">Phoenix</a>) that relied heavily metaprogramming, it became apparent that tuples are a powerful means to simplify otherwise tricky tasks; especially those that require a combination - of metaprogramming and manipulation of heterogenous data types with values. + of metaprogramming and manipulation of heterogeneous data types with values. While <a href="http://www.boost.org/libs/mpl/index.html" target="_top">MPL</a> is an extremely powerful metaprogramming tool, <a href="http://www.boost.org/libs/mpl/index.html" target="_top">MPL</a> focuses on type manipulation only. Ultimately, you'll have to map these types @@ -67,12 +67,12 @@ action takes place. </p> <p> - As <a href="http://spirit.sourceforge.net" target="_top">Spirit</a> and <a href="http://boost.org/libs/spirit/phoenix/index.html" target="_top">Phoenix</a> + As <a href="http://spirit.sourceforge.net" target="_top">Spirit</a> and <a href="http://www.boost.org/libs/phoenix/index.html" target="_top">Phoenix</a> evolved, patterns and idioms related to tuple manipulation emerged. Soon, it became clear that those patterns and idioms were best assembled in a tuples algorithms library. <a href="http://www.boost.org/people/dave_abrahams.htm" target="_top">David Abrahams</a> outlined such a scheme in 2002. At that time, it just so happened - that <a href="http://spirit.sourceforge.net" target="_top">Spirit</a> and <a href="http://boost.org/libs/spirit/phoenix/index.html" target="_top">Phoenix</a> + that <a href="http://spirit.sourceforge.net" target="_top">Spirit</a> and <a href="http://www.boost.org/libs/phoenix/index.html" target="_top">Phoenix</a> had an adhoc collection of tuple manipulation and traversal routines. It was an instant <span class="emphasis"><em>AHA!</em></span> moment. </p> @@ -85,105 +85,44 @@ Some icons are used to mark certain topics indicative of their relevance. 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