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bug#31683: emacs-lisp-intro.texi - opportunity to link eintr to elisp
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#31683: emacs-lisp-intro.texi - opportunity to link eintr to elisp |
Date: |
Sat, 02 Jun 2018 14:36:12 +0300 |
> From: Van L <van@scratch.space>
> Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2018 20:39:49 +1000
>
> The footnote at line 2150 *indirectly* links to (elisp) Printed
> Representation, which details what an expression is.
>
> : 8cda6f8f44b (Glenn Morris 2007-09-06 2150) learn how to read
> it.@footnote{@code{(quote hello)} is an expansion of
I don't think I agree: the relation to expressions is too far-fetched
here.
> At line 2508 in the summary is an opportunity to *directly* link the mention
> of expressions to (elisp) Printed Representation.
>
> : 8cda6f8f44b (Glenn Morris 2007-09-06 2508) Lisp programs are
> made up of expressions, which are lists or single atoms.
Expressions were explained in the previous sub-sections, so I don't
think we need to add a cross-reference here. (In any case, having
cross-references in a Summary is IME bad style, since it means we
failed to describe something in the parts being summarized. A summary
should never say anything that wasn't already said before.)
> (I will re-open this bug number for future opportunities to link eintr, elisp
> after it is closed.)
Please don't, as each issue should be a separate bug report.