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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: rms@gnu.org
Cc: ke.vigouroux@laposte.net, 42154@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#42154: 26.3; [DOC] This wording is too complex: frame's window-system window.
Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2020 16:03:17 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <83blkyxe5m.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E1jqqBt-00018E-EC@fencepost.gnu.org> (message from Richard Stallman on Wed, 01 Jul 2020 23:47:13 -0400)

> From: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
> Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2020 23:47:13 -0400
> Cc: 42154@debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> One thing I notice is that this uses passive voice.
> That tends to be harder to read; also, it leaves the
> subject unstated, and that vagueness can hurt.

Is the below better?

  If this is 'above', the window-system displays the window that
  corresponds to the frame above all other window-system's windows
  that do not have the 'above' property set.





  reply	other threads:[~2020-07-02 13:03 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-07-01 16:21 bug#42154: 26.3; [DOC] This wording is too complex: frame's window-system window Kevin Vigouroux via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2020-07-01 16:49 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-07-02 12:15   ` Kevin Vigouroux via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2020-07-02 13:30     ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-07-02  3:47 ` Richard Stallman
2020-07-02 13:03   ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2020-07-04  7:21     ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-07-05  2:35       ` Richard Stallman
2020-07-05 14:33         ` Eli Zaretskii

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