From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#21002: 25.0.50; (elisp): `Mode Line Variables', doc of `display-time-string' Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2016 22:42:53 +0200 Message-ID: <871t5mbzg2.fsf@gnus.org> References: <961baeef-75ba-4d8d-babe-55c1bff1d53c@default> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1462049022 27999 80.91.229.3 (30 Apr 2016 20:43:42 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2016 20:43:42 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 21002@debbugs.gnu.org To: Drew Adams Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Apr 30 22:43:30 2016 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 1awbje-0000CS-GH for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 22:43:30 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:59562 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1awbja-0004wq-Rb for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 16:43:26 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:40617) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1awbjR-0004jE-Ll for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 16:43:24 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1awbjF-0000Fh-VD for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 16:43:12 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:46196) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1awbjF-0000Du-S7 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 16:43:05 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1awbjC-0006BD-FT for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 16:43:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2016 20:43:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 21002 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 21002-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B21002.146204898023745 (code B ref 21002); Sat, 30 Apr 2016 20:43:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 21002) by debbugs.gnu.org; 30 Apr 2016 20:43:00 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:58533 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1awbjA-0006Av-4n for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 16:43:00 -0400 Original-Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]:60374) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1awbj8-0006An-3J for 21002@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 16:42:58 -0400 Original-Received: from cm-84.215.1.64.getinternet.no ([84.215.1.64] helo=mouse) by hermes.netfonds.no with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1awbj5-0006Xn-AM; Sat, 30 Apr 2016 22:42:57 +0200 In-Reply-To: <961baeef-75ba-4d8d-babe-55c1bff1d53c@default> (Drew Adams's message of "Tue, 7 Jul 2015 07:44:56 -0700 (PDT)") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.1.50 (gnu/linux) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] 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" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:117446 Archived-At: Drew Adams writes: > Variable `global-mode-string' is described in (elisp): `Mode Line > Variables', including its default value. `display-time-string' is > mentioned explicitly. > > But `C-h v' tells you nothing about `display-time-string'. To > understand something about it you need to look at `time.el'. > > 1. At the least, some doc string should be added for > `display-time-string'. It can, for example, refer users to command > `display-time' or to (emacs) `Optional Mode Line', where `display-time' > is covered. I've now added a doc string that mentions `display-time'. > 2. (elisp): `Mode Line Variables' should itself cross-reference (emacs) > `Optional Mode Line' or at least mention command `display-time', > where it mentions `display-time-string'. And also this. -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no