From: Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>
To: Ulrich Windl <Ulrich.Windl@rz.uni-regensburg.de>
Cc: 20403@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#20403: Format of NEWS (navigating in it)
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 21:34:11 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87pniex9a4.fsf@joffe.skangas.se> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CADwFkm=QP0N+3Bx+hnESNTUbiordv06-duaLruwVOX=qhwcL5g@mail.gmail.com> (Stefan Kangas's message of "Mon, 30 Sep 2019 02:24:36 +0200")
tags 20403 + wontfix
close 20403
thanks
Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se> writes:
> "Ulrich Windl" <Ulrich.Windl@rz.uni-regensburg.de> writes:
>
>> Hi!
>>
>> As I was not running the latest version of Emacs, I started to read the NEWS file backwards (maybe life is just boring otherwise), beginning at the Emacs version I had before.
>> (while doing that the ghost of RMS appeared and asked: "Why don't you run the latest version when it's free?" ;-)
>> OK, serious again: I realized that when reading backwards it's rather hard to
>> find out when you are done, because even that it's outline mode there is NOT ONE
>> section per Emacs release (here 24.4) (with sub-sections), but multiple. To be
>> concrete, the lop-level headings (when reading backwards) are:
>> * Changes in Emacs 24.4 on Non-Free Operating Systems
>> * Lisp Changes in Emacs 24.4
>> * Incompatible Lisp Changes in Emacs 24.4
>> * New Modes and Packages in Emacs 24.4
>> * Changes in Specialized Modes and Packages in Emacs 24.4
>> * Editing Changes in Emacs 24.4
>> * Changes in Emacs 24.4
>> (here I thought I'm done)
>> * Startup Changes in Emacs 24.4
>> * Installation Changes in Emacs 24.4
>>
>> I know it's all a long tradition, but I'd prefer to have one major section per
>> release. While re-discovering outline-mode, I also realized that C-c C-f
>> [<outline-forward-same-level>] (and C-c C-b) have to be used twice to get to the
>> next heading if an ASCII FF (form feed) (plus newline) character preceeds the
>> heading.
>>
>> Is this the way it should be?
>
> I think this is the way it should be, yes. It helps the user find
> his/her way around the file. Also note that these sections can
> repeat, for example in etc/NEWS.24 we have:
>
> * Changes in Emacs 24.5
> * Changes in Emacs 24.4
> * Changes in Emacs 24.3
> * Changes in Emacs 24.2
> * Changes in Emacs 24.1
>
> Also, adding a new level means that each item would be preceded with
> four stars in favour of three.
>
> Are there any other opinions here?
No one else expressed an opinion within 4 weeks, so I'm closing this as
wontfix.
Best regards,
Stefan Kangas
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2019-10-30 20:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-04-22 6:14 bug#20403: Format of NEWS (navigating in it) Ulrich Windl
2019-09-30 0:24 ` Stefan Kangas
2019-10-30 20:34 ` Stefan Kangas [this message]
2019-10-31 9:56 ` Phil Sainty
2019-10-31 14:43 ` Eli Zaretskii
2019-10-31 16:04 ` Stefan Kangas
2019-10-31 16:11 ` Eli Zaretskii
2019-10-31 19:19 ` Glenn Morris
2019-10-31 20:08 ` Eli Zaretskii
2019-11-01 5:02 ` Stefan Kangas
2019-11-01 6:27 ` Eli Zaretskii
2019-11-11 19:06 ` Stefan Kangas
2019-11-04 7:16 ` bug#20403: Antw: " Ulrich Windl
2019-11-04 16:11 ` Eli Zaretskii
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