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RE: defcustom and the stars.
From: |
Drew Adams |
Subject: |
RE: defcustom and the stars. |
Date: |
Thu, 4 Jan 2007 14:13:43 -0800 |
Hi Michael,
> Please, do not remove me from the list of Cc as I don't scrupulously
> read Emacs Devel usually.
OK; sorry about that. I know I don't like getting two copies of everything,
so I tend to think others too might want just the list copy. I realize this
is an incorrect assumption.
> > Yes. Here is a doc string I have, for instance.
> > "**Completions* window is removed if fewer chars than this are input."
>
> I don't see your point. Maybe this has been discussed with Juanma, but
> what's the harm removing the first * ?
The doc string that the user sees then reads "Completions* window...", which
is not good - the text should say *Completions*.
> > Why not just leave any extra `*' there?
>
> Because it's confusing and somewhat useless for the user.
The user doesn't see the first `*'. How is it confusing to the user?
> What about « You can change this variable using `set-variable' » with
> a link on « change » ?
Yes, that's OK by me.
(<nitpick>Though it's really the value that is changed...</nitpick>)
- Re: defcustom and the stars., (continued)
- Re: defcustom and the stars., Michaël Cadilhac, 2007/01/03
- Re: defcustom and the stars., Juanma Barranquero, 2007/01/03
- Re: defcustom and the stars., Juanma Barranquero, 2007/01/03
- Re: defcustom and the stars., Michaël Cadilhac, 2007/01/03
- Re: defcustom and the stars., Juanma Barranquero, 2007/01/03
- Re: defcustom and the stars., Richard Stallman, 2007/01/03
- Re: defcustom and the stars., Richard Stallman, 2007/01/03
- Re: defcustom and the stars., Michaël Cadilhac, 2007/01/04
- RE: defcustom and the stars., Drew Adams, 2007/01/04
- Re: defcustom and the stars., Michaël Cadilhac, 2007/01/04
- RE: defcustom and the stars.,
Drew Adams <=
- RE: defcustom and the stars., Stuart D. Herring, 2007/01/04
- RE: defcustom and the stars., Drew Adams, 2007/01/04
- RE: defcustom and the stars., Stuart D. Herring, 2007/01/08
- Re: defcustom and the stars., Michaël Cadilhac, 2007/01/08
- RE: defcustom and the stars., Drew Adams, 2007/01/08
- Re: defcustom and the stars., Michaël Cadilhac, 2007/01/08
- Re: defcustom and the stars., Chris Moore, 2007/01/08
- RE: defcustom and the stars., Drew Adams, 2007/01/08
- Re: defcustom and the stars., Chris Moore, 2007/01/09
- RE: defcustom and the stars., Drew Adams, 2007/01/09