Re: ido.el doc fixes

[Christoph Scholtes]

Glenn Morris <address@hidden> writes:

> I don't think that is correct. You can move point wherever you like. So
> long as you have not entered any text for an entry, the next entry from
> the same file will merge with it. (If add-log-always-start-new-record is
> nil.)

That looks correct. I modified the patch as below.

> I don't think an example ChangeLog entry is needed for this behaviour.
> It's good to try to keep the manual from expanding too much.

OK. I think with the above corrections it might be clear enough without
example.

> It's better to use the active voice (see tips.texi). Eg "You can combine
> multiple changes of the same nature".

Thanks.

Christoph


=== modified file 'doc/emacs/ChangeLog'
--- doc/emacs/ChangeLog 2011-02-28 01:07:29 +0000
+++ doc/emacs/ChangeLog 2011-02-28 23:17:26 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2011-02-28  Christoph Scholtes  <address@hidden>
+
+       * maintaining.texi (Format of ChangeLog): Add reference to
+       add-log-full-name.
+       (Change Log Commands): Add documentation and example for combining
+       multiple symbols in one change.
+
 2011-02-28  Eli Zaretskii  <address@hidden>
 
        * search.texi (Regexp Search): Move index entries about regexps to the

=== modified file 'doc/emacs/maintaining.texi'
--- doc/emacs/maintaining.texi  2011-02-05 22:30:14 +0000
+++ doc/emacs/maintaining.texi  2011-03-01 02:28:44 +0000
@@ -1486,6 +1486,10 @@
 address@hidden, @kbd{C-x 4 a} adds to any existing item for the file
 rather than starting a new item.
 
+You can combine multiple changes of the same nature. If you don't
+enter any text after the initial @kbd{C-x 4 a}, any subsequent
address@hidden 4 a} adds another symbol to the change.
+
 @vindex add-log-always-start-new-record
   If @code{add-log-always-start-new-record} is address@hidden,
 @kbd{C-x 4 a} always makes a new entry, even if the last entry
@@ -1535,13 +1539,14 @@
 @node Format of ChangeLog
 @subsection Format of ChangeLog
 
-  A change log entry starts with a header line that contains the current
-date, your name, and your email address (taken from the variable
address@hidden).  Aside from these header lines, every
-line in the change log starts with a space or a tab.  The bulk of the
-entry consists of @dfn{items}, each of which starts with a line starting
-with whitespace and a star.  Here are two entries, both dated in May
-1993, with two items and one item respectively.
+  A change log entry starts with a header line that contains the
+current date, your name (taken from the variable
address@hidden), and your email address (taken from the
+variable @code{add-log-mailing-address}).  Aside from these header
+lines, every line in the change log starts with a space or a tab.  The
+bulk of the entry consists of @dfn{items}, each of which starts with a
+line starting with whitespace and a star.  Here are two entries, both
+dated in May 1993, with two items and one item respectively.
 
 @iftex
 @medbreak