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bug#34263: 26.1; documentation for kmacro-insert-counter C-u is wrong
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#34263: 26.1; documentation for kmacro-insert-counter C-u is wrong |
Date: |
Thu, 31 Jan 2019 17:21:13 +0200 |
> From: Allen Li <darkfeline@felesatra.moe>
> Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 09:54:28 +0000
>
> The documentation for the behavior of C-u argument to
> kmacro-insert-counter is wrong everywhere (both in the docstring and
> manual, and also for kmacro-start-macro-or-insert-counter).
Isn't this the same issue as the one you raised in bug#31243? Which
is already solved in the Git repository for Emacs 26.2?
> It says that supplying C-u is the same as supplying C-u 0. This is
> completely wrong, and has caused confusion for multiple users (I can
> dig up some links if desired). C-u 0 inserts the current value of the
> kmacro counter without incrementing it. C-u inserts the *previous*
> value of the kmacro counter, which is usually one less than the
> current value.
Please look at the documentation on the emacs-26 branch and tell what
exactly is wrong/unclear/confusing there.
Thanks.