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#52765: 26.3; Elisp manual, use of the term "field" Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2021 09:22:16 +0200 Message-ID: <834k6ytql3.fsf@gnu.org> References: Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="37468"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: 52765@debbugs.gnu.org To: Drew Adams Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Fri Dec 24 08:36:01 2021 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 1n0f7R-0009ZD-EC for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Fri, 24 Dec 2021 08:36:01 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:51442 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1n0f7P-0005Yi-8Q for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Fri, 24 Dec 2021 02:35:59 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:42516) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1n0eut-00087b-W1 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 24 Dec 2021 02:23:07 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:52251) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1n0eus-0000Oq-Je for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 24 Dec 2021 02:23:03 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1n0eus-0001EE-8t for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 24 Dec 2021 02:23:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2021 07:23:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 52765 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs Original-Received: via spool by 52765-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B52765.16403305374653 (code B ref 52765); Fri, 24 Dec 2021 07:23:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 52765) by debbugs.gnu.org; 24 Dec 2021 07:22:17 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:35562 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1n0eu9-0001Cy-Ac for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 24 Dec 2021 02:22:17 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:41614) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1n0eu7-0001Ci-AH; Fri, 24 Dec 2021 02:22:16 -0500 Original-Received: from [2001:470:142:3::e] (port=51518 helo=fencepost.gnu.org) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1n0eu2-0008Om-0X; Fri, 24 Dec 2021 02:22:10 -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=5moVhV2uyuLYWY+OTVDzBsgPutm32oEH/+aaPBBHGOc=; b=E7BAc27l55C8 sEt71UTOrhqs1Oxg8BtwEMzxFkpl+bisp7Ttd0pC1ru4wb4FFBJr6ce16Cip8bOpBSJz48W3H0KrV MB5JkrlQNhAokNnCzxmkEro4X5/UomCY1oHHd1W6dAuxHLKN60wnFaVj8Gz43IURwrRzVWuUa5WCp JrNhLpVLkhPYKjBjX88dLHWLmJQCL0wq+GrNn5pwP8cb2aeN8tdKKtho1mvSqK+8mt+fDHS1HC//3 D0OVWIsqoJk2b4hLfIIUy0tFFgMDcHe/hR/v6PJVY02+Oog9Qi1IdgDJ4lECwGqRAkd4m8Icv2Iqs hB8/B6UKK74PA+tS4wTmnw==; Original-Received: from [87.69.77.57] (port=4665 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 1n0eu0-0006MB-Rb; Fri, 24 Dec 2021 02:22:10 -0500 In-Reply-To: (message from Drew Adams on Fri, 24 Dec 2021 01:25:03 +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" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:223025 Archived-At: tags 52765 wontfix close 52765 thanks > From: Drew Adams > Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2021 01:25:03 +0000 > > In any case, this bug report is about the Elisp manual. There, "field" > is used very little, except in node `Fields'. My suggestion is to use > "field" in that manual only with the meaning presented in that node. > The other occurrences of "field" in the manual could usefully employ a > different word, to avoid confusion. I've now reviewed all the uses of "field" in the ELisp manual, and I don't see anything problematic with that. Moreover, replacing it with something else would produce in many cases awkward and potentially confusing wording. There's no need to be afraid of using the word "field" in its natural meaning just because we have a feature by that name. Closing.