From: Dave Abrahams <dave@boostpro.com>
To: "João Távora" <joaotavora@gmail.com>
Cc: 67870-done@debbugs.gnu.org, rms@gnu.org
Subject: bug#67870: 29.1; Eglot missing or un-findable advertised feature
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2023 09:47:11 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <25F870BA-C37C-4C47-AD5B-D56273CDB0CD@boostpro.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CALDnm52OuuBBry274eCZ+vEOyeuy76pZzhTwFZFPHpF8CNZ19A@mail.gmail.com>
I did suggest including certain words that would have helped me. Do you want a suggested rewrite of the text instead? What qualifies as a suggestion in your book?
>
> On Dec 22, 2023, at 1:29 AM, João Távora <joaotavora@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Dec 22, 2023 at 3:14 AM Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> wrote:
>>
>> [[[ To any NSA and FBI agents reading my email: please consider ]]]
>> [[[ whether defending the US Constitution against all enemies, ]]]
>> [[[ foreign or domestic, requires you to follow Snowden's example. ]]]
>>
>>>> You’re missing my point. In that bulletin there was nothing that could have prompted me to search for “action”.
>>
>>> Well, I can't help every user connect the pieces of this
>>> one-piece puzzle every time. Read more of the fine
>>> manual next time, and thanks.
>>
>> Making a manual really fine includes sometimes tweaking little details
>> like this, to help users find what they really should be looking for.
>> I've done that many times in manuals I was working on.
>
> I clarified the doubt, asked for suggestions and got none.
> So I've rewritten that sentence originally written by Eli, who
> I understand not to be a heavy Eglot user yet. It's generally
> impossible every user's reading experience. There were numerous
> other hints the user could have followed, like searching for "fix" or
> "Flymake" and they could have read just have a few more paragraphs
> to find more.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-12-22 17:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-12-17 19:38 bug#67870: 29.1; Eglot missing or un-findable advertised feature Dave Abrahams
[not found] ` <handler.67870.B.17028419482015.ack@debbugs.gnu.org>
2023-12-17 20:23 ` bug#67870: Acknowledgement (29.1; Eglot missing or un-findable advertised feature) Dave Abrahams
2023-12-18 17:07 ` João Távora
2023-12-18 17:00 ` bug#67870: 29.1; Eglot missing or un-findable advertised feature João Távora
2023-12-18 19:10 ` Dave Abrahams
2023-12-18 19:59 ` João Távora
2023-12-19 8:15 ` Dave Abrahams
2023-12-19 8:51 ` João Távora
2023-12-22 3:14 ` Richard Stallman
2023-12-22 9:29 ` João Távora
2023-12-22 9:41 ` João Távora
2023-12-22 17:47 ` Dave Abrahams [this message]
2023-12-24 20:27 ` Stefan Kangas
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