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From: Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net>
To: 47128@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#47128: 28.0.50; Be more helpful regarding message-syntax-checks
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2021 09:46:19 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87im4rsb6s.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87k0qasmpr.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> (Eric Abrahamsen's message of "Sat, 13 Mar 2021 14:38:56 -0800")

Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> writes:

> The `message-syntax-checks' option doesn't have a very useful
> customization :type, and the manual section explaining what it does
> isn't in the most obvious spot. This patch moves the manual explanation
> from "News Headers" to the more general "Message Headers" section, as
> the option governs both mail and news. It also expands the :type
> definition to explicitly list all the possible options.
>
> The defcustom originally had two comments on it, one saying "Guess this
> one shouldn't be easy to customize...", and another on the :type line
> saying "improve this". That seems a bit contradictory.
>
> Anyway, I don't see the point of actually obfuscating the use of this
> option; this patch should make it a little more discoverable.
>
> What would be even better is to obsolete this in favor of a new
> `message-disabled-syntax-checks' option that was simply a plain list of
> symbols.

I feel like this is fairly uncontroversial -- does anyone have any
objections? I may just go ahead and push, otherwise. (I've since tweaked
the patch so that `message-syntax-checks' belongs to the
'message-headers group, in line with the other changes.)





  reply	other threads:[~2021-04-12 16:46 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-03-13 22:38 bug#47128: 28.0.50; Be more helpful regarding message-syntax-checks Eric Abrahamsen
2021-04-12 16:46 ` Eric Abrahamsen [this message]
2021-04-13  7:47   ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-04-13 15:46     ` Eric Abrahamsen

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