From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#60930: 30.0.50; 24.3 Choosing File Modes section of Emacs manual does not explain dealing with backup files Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2023 16:17:59 +0200 Message-ID: <833586pq08.fsf@gnu.org> References: <87k01k6reb.fsf@localhost> <83lem00wfa.fsf@gnu.org> <878rhy4uza.fsf@localhost> <837cxipsb7.fsf@gnu.org> <874jsm4pgz.fsf@localhost> Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="38242"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: 60930@debbugs.gnu.org To: Ihor Radchenko Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Thu Jan 19 15:19:52 2023 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1pIVlg-0009jR-BR for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Thu, 19 Jan 2023 15:19:52 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pIVlV-0004aS-EQ; Thu, 19 Jan 2023 09:19:41 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pIVku-00049k-V2 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 19 Jan 2023 09:19:16 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pIVkt-00021q-38 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 19 Jan 2023 09:19:03 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1pIVks-0003UY-V4 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 19 Jan 2023 09:19:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2023 14:19:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 60930 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs Original-Received: via spool by 60930-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B60930.167413788913306 (code B ref 60930); Thu, 19 Jan 2023 14:19:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 60930) by debbugs.gnu.org; 19 Jan 2023 14:18:09 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:42951 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1pIVk1-0003SW-00 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 19 Jan 2023 09:18:09 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:53974) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1pIVjz-0003SJ-Hg for 60930@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 19 Jan 2023 09:18:08 -0500 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pIVju-0001nB-Ab; Thu, 19 Jan 2023 09:18:02 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnu.org; s=fencepost-gnu-org; h=References:Subject:In-Reply-To:To:From:Date: mime-version; bh=Tm95AgpKzzPd2KaHFMAQJ2/B+R7xYa5x4z7pzwMq1Fc=; b=FXlGn2oCSO2q mJE8IEHFsZCGj0uHjq14XGWchx/K24lvGCrA4i9ZEBQ4jQgjVDZd5mChMNd6iLLkaK6wt9Qu+OhnQ ww7vB4SnSF2GFLSDdyFP58mMFnZhWVTFCdJWi8xCP+gwUAFx/wGGpjkG0ef6wvyZ4KGkTJ/GQzG8L dzrg+ob1eyT42BZiXcPOiRJUzf13mhG5cUs2slqD7n8oWI/8fpwQhO0Gmq1e6Tm8sHUR9Edf7Ws9Q gRdI2auEhaFLaNJoIAFSA5BSeDpF6a/QnrQD/detl7pMxu+pFLG5B1/aQp4bdM8E+O8w0JQ9Ih9jE SJiGGPkmxrjNkKcO04BMYw==; Original-Received: from [87.69.77.57] (helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pIVjt-0000FU-JE; Thu, 19 Jan 2023 09:18:01 -0500 In-Reply-To: <874jsm4pgz.fsf@localhost> (message from Ihor Radchenko on Thu, 19 Jan 2023 13:35:08 +0000) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:253711 Archived-At: > From: Ihor Radchenko > Cc: 60930@debbugs.gnu.org > Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2023 13:35:08 +0000 > > Eli Zaretskii writes: > > >> As for discoverability, an index entry might do. > > > > Please suggest a useful index entry. > > choosing a major mode, in backup files > choosing a major mode, in encrypted files Thanks, I added @cindex backup files, choosing a major mode @cindex encrypted files, choosing a major mode because it is not useful to add several index entries that begin with the same text and point to the same place. If you think how index entries are used, you will understand why. P.S. I'm not sure index entries will help discoverability (you need to know what you are looking for to type an index entry), but adding indexing can never do any harm.