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Configuration documentation accuracy

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Ensure configuration documentation is accurate, consistent, and clearly indicates optional versus required values. Use consistent terminology throughout documentation, provide accurate technical details, and make examples actionable for developers.

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Ensure configuration documentation is accurate, consistent, and clearly indicates optional versus required values. Use consistent terminology throughout documentation, provide accurate technical details, and make examples actionable for developers.

Key practices:

  • Use consistent language when describing configuration behavior (e.g., “looks for” vs “should be located at”)
  • Accurately document default values and optional parameters, explicitly showing when values can be “None”
  • Ensure technical details like Unicode ranges, data types, and formatting are correct
  • Make examples directly usable by developers: “Every Default: and Example: entry is valid TOML and can be copied directly into the configuration file”
  • Use proper formatting conventions consistently across all documentation

Example of good documentation structure:

*position* "None" | { x = <integer>, y = <integer> }

    Window startup position

    Specified in number of pixels.

    If the position is _"None"_, the window manager will handle placement.
    
    Default: _"None"_

This approach helps developers understand exactly what configuration options are available, what values are valid, and how to properly use them in their own configurations.

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