* bug#50518: Minor doc bug: pop-up-frames
@ 2021-09-11 14:15 meedstrom--- via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2021-09-11 16:43 ` martin rudalics
2021-09-11 17:50 ` meedstrom--- via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
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From: meedstrom--- via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors @ 2021-09-11 14:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 50518
The variable pop-up-frames is not marked obsolete nor does the
docstring say it exists for backward compatibility -- only the
Info manual says it. As a result, it's an unnecessary confusing
factor while you are exploring the display-buffer machinery.
--
Martin Edström
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* bug#50518: Minor doc bug: pop-up-frames
2021-09-11 14:15 bug#50518: Minor doc bug: pop-up-frames meedstrom--- via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
@ 2021-09-11 16:43 ` martin rudalics
2021-09-11 17:50 ` meedstrom--- via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
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From: martin rudalics @ 2021-09-11 16:43 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: meedstrom, 50518
> The variable pop-up-frames is not marked obsolete nor does the
> docstring say it exists for backward compatibility -- only the
> Info manual says it. As a result, it's an unnecessary confusing
> factor while you are exploring the display-buffer machinery.
`pop-up-frames' is semi-obsolete. Making it obsolete would give too
many warnings - it's way too often used in our code base.
The Info manual says that "This variable is provided mainly for backward
compatibility." It should not be used in new code because there is no
guarantee that it will work - newer functions might not pay attention to
it.
martin
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* bug#50518: Minor doc bug: pop-up-frames
2021-09-11 14:15 bug#50518: Minor doc bug: pop-up-frames meedstrom--- via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2021-09-11 16:43 ` martin rudalics
@ 2021-09-11 17:50 ` meedstrom--- via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2021-09-12 9:19 ` martin rudalics
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From: meedstrom--- via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors @ 2021-09-11 17:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: martin rudalics, 50518
I understand, don't mark it obsolete, but the docstring should say something about not using it in new code.
September 11, 2021 4:43 PM, "martin rudalics" <rudalics@gmx.at> wrote:
>> The variable pop-up-frames is not marked obsolete nor does the
>
>> docstring say it exists for backward compatibility -- only the
>> Info manual says it. As a result, it's an unnecessary confusing
>> factor while you are exploring the display-buffer machinery.
>
> `pop-up-frames' is semi-obsolete. Making it obsolete would give too
> many warnings - it's way too often used in our code base.
>
> The Info manual says that "This variable is provided mainly for backward
> compatibility." It should not be used in new code because there is no
> guarantee that it will work - newer functions might not pay attention to
> it.
>
> martin
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