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#60639: Improvement to the Wording of GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2023 15:50:23 +0300 Message-ID: <83wmx31n5c.fsf@gnu.org> References: <83fs3r34f1.fsf@gnu.org> Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="19057"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: 60639-done@debbugs.gnu.org, one.last.kiss@outlook.com, drew.adams@oracle.com To: Stefan Kangas Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Wed Sep 06 14:51:17 2023 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 1qds04-0004hL-1I for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Wed, 06 Sep 2023 14:51:16 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1qdrzq-00083p-QE; Wed, 06 Sep 2023 08:51:02 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1qdrzp-00083V-Ml for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Sep 2023 08:51:01 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:5::43]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1qdrzp-00007h-EC for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Sep 2023 08:51:01 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1qdrzq-0000Of-Eq for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Sep 2023 08:51:02 -0400 Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2023 12:51:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: cc-closed 60639 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: wontfix Mail-Followup-To: 60639@debbugs.gnu.org, eliz@gnu.org, one.last.kiss@outlook.com Original-Received: via spool by 60639-done@debbugs.gnu.org id=D60639.16940046471500 (code D ref 60639); Wed, 06 Sep 2023 12:51:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 60639-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 6 Sep 2023 12:50:47 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:33389 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1qdrza-0000O8-JU for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 06 Sep 2023 08:50:46 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:34522) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1qdrzZ-0000Nt-7z for 60639-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 06 Sep 2023 08:50:45 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1qdrzS-0008T2-KJ; Wed, 06 Sep 2023 08:50:38 -0400 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=OVWty9rpGK6s6KKJIfXjecOwhbYnJKnhAvNHtzLx344=; b=TpW+GSsoiDs/ elogBQFoJxtbnlArg397SAG0HvuCn7283nk6r/hrg5sUFf6XCa7qAGoHJlP1R60cV7qhb1ODToFZ8 UK7M1/Bed5+sTB4b4gMvwWzDiRqgvILLOr81L8PtbwP4NoQa8bQJZ08/UicNjyDPS1thTsQB6vlZJ Gpn0e2jbU//b6TP2swTaUJESCzDvkaPN1SU4+to1W+elH21vzjiR2oGQV58WlwZMAnYpxEUtCt5hk flakrg7k39q01Bq2UcUxwN1wzONzU3otk82ceWrXXsaIxUnkkvqRBYdKGUDU7+fHHSiRFvMJk5CeF MAnh4/JqAuf4JTmcvBNYKA==; In-Reply-To: (message from Stefan Kangas on Wed, 6 Sep 2023 04:56:18 -0700) 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-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:269538 Archived-At: > From: Stefan Kangas > Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2023 04:56:18 -0700 > Cc: drew.adams@oracle.com, one.last.kiss@outlook.com, 60639@debbugs.gnu.org > > Eli Zaretskii writes: > > > I don't mind installing it, but IMO its wording needs some > > improvement. Here's what I suggest to install: > > > > In most cases, an object's printed representation is also a read > > syntax for the object. However, some types have no read syntax, since > > it does not make sense to enter objects of these types as constants in > > a Lisp program. These objects are printed in @dfn{hash notation}, > > which consists of the characters @samp{#<}, a descriptive string > > (typically the type name followed by the name of the object), and a > > closing @samp{>}. (This is called ``hash notation'' because it > > begins with the @samp{#} character, known as ``hash'' or ``number > > sign''). For example: > > Looks good to me. Now installed on the emacs-29 branch, and closing the bug.