From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: ke.vigouroux@laposte.net
Cc: 42154-done@debbugs.gnu.org, rms@gnu.org
Subject: bug#42154: 26.3; [DOC] This wording is too complex: frame's window-system window.
Date: Sat, 04 Jul 2020 10:21:39 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <83lfjzvj7g.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <83blkyxe5m.fsf@gnu.org> (message from Eli Zaretskii on Thu, 02 Jul 2020 16:03:17 +0300)
> Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2020 16:03:17 +0300
> From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
> Cc: ke.vigouroux@laposte.net, 42154@debbugs.gnu.org
>
> > 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.
I installed that rewording, and I'm marking this bug done.
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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
2020-07-04 7:21 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2020-07-05 2:35 ` Richard Stallman
2020-07-05 14:33 ` Eli Zaretskii
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