From: Jens Lechtenboerger <lechten@wi.uni-muenster.de>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: 26233@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#26233: 26.0.50; [PATCH] Improve documentation for display-buffer-alist
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2017 08:53:13 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <878tnt6bdi.fsf@informationelle-selbstbestimmung-im-internet.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87o9wq6c31.fsf@wi.uni-muenster.de>
On 2017-03-24, at 07:51, Drew Adams wrote:
>> in Bug#25946 we discussed how to replace the obsolete variables
>> special-display-buffer-names and special-display-regexps. The
>> attached patch extends the doc string of display-buffer-alist
>> based on that discussion.
>
> FWIW:
>
> 1. I *strongly* object to the deprecation of these user
> options.
> [...]
I agree wholeheartedly.
> 2. The patch, though it proceeds from a good motivation
> no doubt, can suggest that adding that code or similar
> (e.g. some other regexp) in your init file will give you
> the behavior of those deprecated options, in general.
> That impression would be incorrect.
>
> First, there are two such options, not just the
> `-regexps' one. More importantly are the so-called
> "alternative" forms of the option values - two
> "alternatives" for each option. Just one example such
> as that given indicates nothing about these
> possibilities.
> [...]
I never used those alternative forms, but you are right.
They need to be documented as well.
However, I don't know how.
Many thanks for your input
Jens
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2017-03-25 7:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-03-24 13:25 bug#26233: 26.0.50; [PATCH] Improve documentation for display-buffer-alist Jens Lechtenboerger
2017-03-24 14:51 ` Drew Adams
2017-03-25 7:53 ` Jens Lechtenboerger [this message]
2017-03-25 8:32 ` Eli Zaretskii
2017-03-25 14:58 ` Jens Lechtenboerger
2017-03-25 15:57 ` Eli Zaretskii
2017-03-25 17:14 ` Jens Lechtenboerger
[not found] ` <<878tnt6bdi.fsf@informationelle-selbstbestimmung-im-internet.de>
[not found] ` <<83shm1bvud.fsf@gnu.org>
2017-03-25 14:36 ` Drew Adams
2017-03-26 8:38 ` martin rudalics
2017-03-26 14:17 ` Eli Zaretskii
2017-03-26 17:45 ` Drew Adams
2017-03-24 18:54 ` martin rudalics
2017-03-25 8:00 ` Jens Lechtenboerger
2017-03-25 9:28 ` martin rudalics
2019-06-24 16:54 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
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