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#15455: 24.3.50; wrong defcustom :type for `confirm-kill-emacs' Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2014 20:21:54 -0800 Message-ID: <87mwhzd2cd.fsf@building.gnus.org> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1392006249 28311 80.91.229.3 (10 Feb 2014 04:24:09 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 04:24:09 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 15455@debbugs.gnu.org To: Drew Adams Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Feb 10 05:24:17 2014 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 1WCiPo-0004SW-Km for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 10 Feb 2014 05:24:16 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:53311 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WCiPo-0002kA-7G for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 09 Feb 2014 23:24:16 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:48946) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WCiPg-0002jm-EK for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 09 Feb 2014 23:24:13 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WCiPa-00038e-RU for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 09 Feb 2014 23:24:08 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:47587) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WCiPa-00038Z-OL for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 09 Feb 2014 23:24:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WCiPa-0003AR-GM for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 09 Feb 2014 23:24:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 04:24:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 15455 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 15455-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B15455.139200620412126 (code B ref 15455); Mon, 10 Feb 2014 04:24:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 15455) by debbugs.gnu.org; 10 Feb 2014 04:23:24 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:33373 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WCiOx-00039W-Vw for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 09 Feb 2014 23:23:24 -0500 Original-Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]:49297) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WCiOv-00039M-DC for 15455@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 09 Feb 2014 23:23:21 -0500 Original-Received: from [204.14.154.233] (helo=building.gnus.org) by hermes.netfonds.no with esmtpsa (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1WCiOh-0005s0-Hq; Mon, 10 Feb 2014 05:23:07 +0100 In-Reply-To: (Drew Adams's message of "Tue, 24 Sep 2013 08:24:12 -0700 (PDT)") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13001 (Ma Gnus v0.10) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) X-MailScanner-ID: 1WCiOh-0005s0-Hq MailScanner-NULL-Check: 1392610988.02924@HRY2mJMUhd5KzYmBY0SyQA X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 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-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:85179 Archived-At: Drew Adams writes: > Also, the doc should not just say that the predicate "should be a > predicate function such as `yes-or-no-p'. That is confusing and not > very meaningful. What does it mean to be a predicate "such as > `yes-or-no-p'? I think examples like that can be helpful, especially with variables like `confirm-kill-emacs' that non-experienced Emacs users happen upon. -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/