From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net>
Cc: 69305@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#69305: outline-minor-mode for tabulated-list-mode
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 14:16:30 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <864jdsu6ld.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <86msrlxcox.fsf@mail.linkov.net> (message from Juri Linkov on Wed, 28 Feb 2024 09:36:30 +0200)
> From: Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net>
> Cc: 69305@debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 09:36:30 +0200
>
> >> >> But tabulated-list-groups is not a defcustom.
> >> >> There are no defcustoms here.
> >> >
> >> > Buffer-menu-group-by _is_ a defcustom, and it is documented thusly:
> >> >
> >> > + "If non-nil, buffers are grouped by function.
> >> > +This function takes one argument: a list of entries in the same format
> >> > +as in `tabulated-list-entries', and should return a list in the format
> >> > +suitable for `tabulated-list-groups'.
> >> >
> >> > So you are inviting users to write functions that return values of a
> >> > certain format, but the format's documentation IMO doesn't make it
> >> > clear how to specify a grouping, and for its important part alludes to
> >> > another variable (tabulated-list-entries), whose documentation is
> >> > suitable for different kind of uses, not for grouping of entries.
> >>
> >> The format 'tabulated-list-entries' is input.
> >> The format 'tabulated-list-groups' is output.
> >
> > Yes, I'm well aware of that.
> >
> >> > Since tabulated-list-groups is such an important part of the
> >> > documentation of Buffer-menu-group-by, the doc string of
> >> > tabulated-list-groups is in effect part of the doc string of
> >> > Buffer-menu-group-by, and should IMO be worded as appropriate for user
> >> > options.
> >>
> >> The docstring of 'tabulated-list-groups' already
> >> sufficiently documents the format:
> >
> > No, it doesn't document it sufficiently. As I already said several
> > times.
> >
> >> (defvar-local tabulated-list-groups nil
> >> "Groups displayed in the current Tabulated List buffer.
> >> This should be either a function, or a list.
> >> If a list, each element has the form (GROUP-NAME ENTRIES),
> >> where:
> >>
> >> - GROUP-NAME is a group name as a string, which is displayed
> >> at the top line of each group.
> >>
> >> - ENTRIES is a list described in `tabulated-list-entries'.
> >>
> >> There is no need to duplicate the description of linked
> >> 'tabulated-list-entries'.
> >
> > This is not about duplication. This is about adding information that
> > currently isn't there.
> >
> >> And here it's clear that the function should add GROUP-NAME to
> >> groups from 'tabulated-list-entries'.
> >
> > Which doesn't clarify the issue at hand even a single bit.
>
> Sorry, I don't understand what is missing here.
> Please show an example of changes that you want.
Sorry, I cannot show an example of something whose use I don't
understand. Which is why I asked _you_ to show an example: how to set
up Buffer-menu-group-by to group buffers by major-mode.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-02-28 12:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 37+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-02-21 17:34 bug#69305: outline-minor-mode for tabulated-list-mode Juri Linkov
2024-02-21 19:12 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-02-22 7:44 ` Juri Linkov
2024-02-22 8:20 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-02-22 17:30 ` Juri Linkov
2024-02-22 19:10 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-02-23 7:09 ` Juri Linkov
2024-02-23 8:13 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-02-24 17:43 ` Juri Linkov
2024-02-24 18:09 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-02-24 18:13 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-02-25 8:00 ` Adam Porter
2024-02-25 17:25 ` Juri Linkov
2024-02-25 19:17 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-02-27 7:30 ` Juri Linkov
2024-02-27 8:31 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-02-27 17:40 ` Juri Linkov
2024-02-27 18:44 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-02-28 7:36 ` Juri Linkov
2024-02-28 12:16 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2024-02-29 7:45 ` Juri Linkov
2024-02-29 16:33 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-02-29 17:50 ` Juri Linkov
2024-03-03 6:53 ` Jean Louis
2024-03-03 7:52 ` Juri Linkov
2024-02-24 18:06 ` Ihor Radchenko
2024-02-24 18:16 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-02-24 18:36 ` Ihor Radchenko
2024-02-24 18:49 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-02-25 7:45 ` Adam Porter
2024-02-25 17:36 ` Juri Linkov
2024-02-26 3:31 ` Adam Porter
2024-03-06 17:37 ` Juri Linkov
2024-03-08 23:13 ` Adam Porter
2024-02-25 7:53 ` Adam Porter
2024-02-25 8:26 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-02-25 17:20 ` Juri Linkov
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