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Re: display-completion-list should not strip text properties
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David Kastrup |
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Re: display-completion-list should not strip text properties |
Date: |
Thu, 06 Sep 2007 22:06:40 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.1.50 (gnu/linux) |
"Drew Adams" <address@hidden> writes:
>> > Why do we need to put properties other that the `face' property
>> > in doc strings? There are already ways to make links.
>>
>> To include graphics in Help, for one thing.
>>
>> Is that really something we should get into?
>> I think we should not.
>
> Why not?
>
> Help, and documentation generally, often call upon graphics to aid
> communication.
>
> Just having the possibility to include graphics does not, of course, mean
> that it's a good idea to stuff tons of screenshots, icons, and other
> graphics into help. But having the possibility means that when it is
> appropriate to add a graphic you can do so easily.
Help should not be restricted to users of graphical terminals.
--
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum
- Re: display-completion-list should not strip text properties, (continued)
- Re: display-completion-list should not strip text properties, Richard Stallman, 2007/09/06
- RE: display-completion-list should not strip text properties, Drew Adams, 2007/09/06
- Re: display-completion-list should not strip text properties, Edward O'Connor, 2007/09/06
- RE: display-completion-list should not strip text properties, Drew Adams, 2007/09/06
- Re: display-completion-list should not strip text properties, Robert J. Chassell, 2007/09/06
- Re: display-completion-list should not strip text properties, Davis Herring, 2007/09/06
- Re: display-completion-list should not strip text properties, Robert J. Chassell, 2007/09/07
- Re: display-completion-list should not strip text properties, Richard Stallman, 2007/09/08
- Re: display-completion-list should not strip text properties, Richard Stallman, 2007/09/07
- RE: display-completion-list should not strip text properties, Drew Adams, 2007/09/07
- Re: display-completion-list should not strip text properties,
David Kastrup <=
- RE: display-completion-list should not strip text properties, Drew Adams, 2007/09/06
- Re: display-completion-list should not strip text properties, Richard Stallman, 2007/09/07
- Re: display-completion-list should not strip text properties, Richard Stallman, 2007/09/05