From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Jens Lechtenboerger Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#26233: 26.0.50; [PATCH] Improve documentation for display-buffer-alist Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2017 08:53:13 +0100 Message-ID: <878tnt6bdi.fsf@informationelle-selbstbestimmung-im-internet.de> References: <87o9wq6c31.fsf@wi.uni-muenster.de> <1a350894-ae16-4706-888f-6575cdc559ec@default> NNTP-Posting-Host: blaine.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: blaine.gmane.org 1490428456 5442 195.159.176.226 (25 Mar 2017 07:54:16 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@blaine.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2017 07:54:16 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 26233@debbugs.gnu.org To: Drew Adams Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Mar 25 08:54:11 2017 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1crgWY-0000TQ-RS for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 25 Mar 2017 08:54:10 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:36286 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1crgWb-0000Gr-Cl for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 25 Mar 2017 03:54:13 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:33246) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1crgWT-0000E3-2Q for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 25 Mar 2017 03:54:05 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1crgWQ-0008O1-1m for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 25 Mar 2017 03:54:05 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:44987) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1crgWP-0008Nw-UY for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 25 Mar 2017 03:54:01 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1crgWP-000803-KA for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 25 Mar 2017 03:54:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org In-Reply-To: <87o9wq6c31.fsf@wi.uni-muenster.de> Resent-From: Jens Lechtenboerger Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2017 07:54:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 26233 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: patch Original-Received: via spool by 26233-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B26233.149042840430708 (code B ref 26233); Sat, 25 Mar 2017 07:54:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 26233) by debbugs.gnu.org; 25 Mar 2017 07:53:24 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43186 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1crgVo-0007zE-NT for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 25 Mar 2017 03:53:24 -0400 Original-Received: from mx1.mailbox.org ([80.241.60.212]:40987) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1crgVm-0007z0-7Q for 26233@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 25 Mar 2017 03:53:22 -0400 Original-Received: from smtp1.mailbox.org (smtp1.mailbox.org [80.241.60.240]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.mailbox.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1371C45C54; Sat, 25 Mar 2017 08:53:15 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at heinlein-support.de Original-Received: from smtp1.mailbox.org ([80.241.60.240]) by spamfilter03.heinlein-hosting.de (spamfilter03.heinlein-hosting.de [80.241.56.117]) (amavisd-new, port 10030) with ESMTP id xwLKQZ8mcDXN; Sat, 25 Mar 2017 08:53:15 +0100 (CET) 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:130913 Archived-At: 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