From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#22104: 25.1.50; doc string of `modify-frame-parameters' Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2015 20:26:24 +0200 Message-ID: <83twnucdyn.fsf@gnu.org> References: <831taydvql.fsf@gnu.org> <95bedfbe-5686-4a79-9fd3-561d927986d3@default> <83wpsqcfma.fsf@gnu.org> <61eaf86f-4a08-480e-bf3d-8f32b40152d7@default> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1449512842 1621 80.91.229.3 (7 Dec 2015 18:27:22 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 18:27:22 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 22104@debbugs.gnu.org To: Drew Adams Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Dec 07 19:27:11 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1a60VC-0003bd-SS for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2015 19:27:11 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:55950 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a60VC-0007HA-8j for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2015 13:27:10 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:60588) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a60V8-0007Gn-Pn for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2015 13:27:07 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a60V4-00055d-ET for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2015 13:27:06 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:52292) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a60V4-00055Z-Ag for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2015 13:27:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1a60V4-0007w7-3r for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2015 13:27:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2015 18:27:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 22104 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 22104-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B22104.144951281530494 (code B ref 22104); Mon, 07 Dec 2015 18:27:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 22104) by debbugs.gnu.org; 7 Dec 2015 18:26:55 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:42000 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1a60Ux-0007vm-2E for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2015 13:26:55 -0500 Original-Received: from mtaout29.012.net.il ([80.179.55.185]:54592) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1a60Uc-0007vH-Jb for 22104@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2015 13:26:53 -0500 Original-Received: from conversion-daemon.mtaout29.012.net.il by mtaout29.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) id <0NZ000800361EE00@mtaout29.012.net.il> for 22104@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2015 20:26:29 +0200 (IST) Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 ([84.94.185.246]) by mtaout29.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) with ESMTPA id <0NZ0006PS384JQ10@mtaout29.012.net.il>; Mon, 07 Dec 2015 20:26:28 +0200 (IST) In-reply-to: <61eaf86f-4a08-480e-bf3d-8f32b40152d7@default> X-012-Sender: halo1@inter.net.il X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 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.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:109724 Archived-At: > Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 10:07:49 -0800 (PST) > From: Drew Adams > Cc: 22104@debbugs.gnu.org > > I think that statement can just be removed. I believe this feature is used to make "frame-local" variables. So removing that sentence will lose information. > No one would guess that any special, additional action would be > undertaken for a parameter that Emacs does not recognize. But it could well barf for such a parameter, at least in principle. So that sentence does add useful information. > It is important to say that users can add their own parameters. > > And I guess it is helpful to add that Emacs does not do anything > with them (unless the user programs it to do so). But if we can't > do that without confusing readers more, then this addition should > be dropped, IMO. Oh, I think we have all the technology necessary to say that in a way that won't confuse users.