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bug#52290: 28.0.90; Undocumented generalized variables
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Michael Heerdegen |
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bug#52290: 28.0.90; Undocumented generalized variables |
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Wed, 31 Aug 2022 04:10:21 +0200 |
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Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:
> > Can we try to find a better wording? Not the function is a generalized
> > variable, a form that is a call of the function is. [...]
> Yes, please do tweak the wording. I couldn't find any concise way of
> saying something here accurately, so I went for vague instead (note that
> I don't mention "function" anywhere in the text), and just punt to the
> manual.
Ok - not that easy! Alternatives I see are "... `setf'able'" or
"... can be used in generalized variables" or "...in place expressions"
or "can be used in gv forms - see [Generalized Variables]."
Does something like that sound better than what we have?
BTW, another problem is that `alist-get' tells how it works as place
(because it's not totally trivial in this case), and at the end "... is
also a generalized variable" is added - kind of misplaced because the
reader already knows at this point. Personally I would prefer that hint
near the beginning (without "also") - in all cases I think.
WDYT?
TIA,
Michael.