From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: 32959@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#32959: 26; Emacs manual index entry `C-SPC C-SPC disabling Transient Mark'
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2018 17:11:02 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <83a7njw8zt.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <bf8c8a31-0680-4853-883b-fbffd8af4198@default> (message from Drew Adams on Fri, 12 Oct 2018 14:00:44 +0000 (UTC))
> Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2018 14:00:44 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
> Cc: 32959-done@debbugs.gnu.org
>
> > > This index entry seems to be misnamed. Compare, for example, the index
> > > entry for `C-u C-x C-x' (which goes to the same node). The latter entry
> > > is named just `C-u C-x C-x', not `C-u C-x C-x disabling Transient Mark'.
> >
> > There is already an index entry "C-SPC C-SPC", so we need to
> > disambiguate the second one.
>
> In that case, the plain `C-SPC C-SPC' should be something like
> `C-SPC C-SPC, set mark without activating'.
I don't agree. My rule is to have the unqualified name where the
subject is described in its fullest, and qualify the places which
describe its minor aspects and variations.
> That's very few occurrences, for all of Emacs: 4 in manuals, 10 in doc strings.
Maybe so, but it's a valid use of the wording.
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2018-10-12 14:00 ` bug#32959: 26; Emacs manual index entry `C-SPC C-SPC disabling Transient Mark' Drew Adams
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2018-10-07 0:04 Drew Adams
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