From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Phil Sainty <psainty@orcon.net.nz>
Cc: 57080@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#57080: 29.0.60; [PATCH] Updates to mode line construct documentation
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2023 10:54:48 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <83wn3ebfs7.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <546c5d0399490a2bb4bcd202693db46b@webmail.orcon.net.nz> (message from Phil Sainty on Sat, 18 Mar 2023 21:38:16 +1300)
> Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2023 21:38:16 +1300
> From: Phil Sainty <psainty@orcon.net.nz>
> Cc: 57080@debbugs.gnu.org
>
> >> * The %t construct was obsolete but still documented.
> >
> > So let's move %t to where %m is.
>
> Since commit 8549f9e89bd9288c4c709d183a5bf8f07dbeed3d (in 2013)
> this construct doesn't do anything at all, and the documentation
> in doc/lispref/modes.texi was removed entirely at that time.
> Is it still useful to document it anywhere at this point?
I thought you were talking about adding it (to the manual or
elsewhere)? Are you instead suggesting to remove it from the doc
string? That wasn't clear.
> > . I'm okay with manual changes, modulo the movement of %m -- it
> > should stay where it was.
> > . I'm okay with adding %t to the manual (in the "obsolete" part).
>
> Per comments above I'm not sure this will be useful, so I'll wait for
> confirmation either way.
What do you suggest instead? remove %t from the doc string? That's
fine with me, on emacs-29:
> > . I'm okay with removing %t from the doc string.
> > . I'm okay with fixing the doc string of global-mode-string.
> > . All the rest is okay for master.
>
>
> Thanks Eli.
Thanks.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-03-18 8:54 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-08-09 16:06 bug#57080: 28.1; The %m modeline construct does not work for emacs-lisp-mode diredwolf
2022-08-09 16:45 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <B27E1FE6-E7D2-4551-877B-9B1BC005AE56@gmail.com>
2022-08-09 17:06 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-08-10 0:23 ` Phil Sainty
2022-08-10 2:40 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-08-10 12:49 ` Phil Sainty
[not found] ` <87bdaf86c1edac42a5c004c14364608b@webmail.orcon.net.nz>
2023-03-18 7:30 ` bug#57080: 29.0.60; [PATCH] Updates to mode line construct documentation (was: The %m modeline construct does not work for emacs-lisp-mode) Phil Sainty
2023-03-18 7:46 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-03-18 8:38 ` bug#57080: 29.0.60; [PATCH] Updates to mode line construct documentation Phil Sainty
2023-03-18 8:54 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2023-03-18 9:25 ` Phil Sainty
2023-03-26 11:43 ` Phil Sainty
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