From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: <11553@debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: bug#11553: 24.0.97; doc string of `dired-mark-read-string'
Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 11:39:34 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4358B39464054AA091163961CA5957A6@us.oracle.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <49EDCA00FEBE4FDD8F5D2F934863D6AE@us.oracle.com>
> 1. "ARG is normally the prefix argument for the calling command."
>
> So what? That doesn't tell you anything useful. What is ARG
> for? What does it do? Just say that it is passed to
> `dired-mark-prompt'.
Things are even worse than I thought. The doc string of `dired-mark-prompt'
punts just as pitifully as that for `dired-mark-read-string' - the wording is
even the same.
What should be said about ARG and FILES for `dired-mark-prompt':
"If ARG is nil then prompt to act on the number of files in FILES.
If non-nil then prompt to act on the next N files, where N is the
`prefix-numeric-value' of ARG."
"FILES is the same as in `dired-mark-pop-up'."
(or repeat the definition of FILES from `dired-mark-pop-up')
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-05-24 18:39 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-05-24 18:27 bug#11553: 24.0.97; doc string of `dired-mark-read-string' Drew Adams
2012-05-24 18:39 ` Drew Adams [this message]
2012-05-25 2:14 ` Leo
2012-06-02 15:59 ` Drew Adams
2012-06-22 7:39 ` Chong Yidong
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