From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Andreas Schwab Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#23130: 25.1.50; `C-h f' etc.: escaping in symbol names Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2016 18:11:19 +0200 Message-ID: <87pouefuqg.fsf@linux-m68k.org> References: <5f0de05c-33e6-4855-8603-19c0bd0c4c4e@default> <87vb47gkdx.fsf@linux-m68k.org> <3e3ee3f1-41ba-4429-bfdc-c795c62844c0@default> <87h9fqhe5l.fsf@linux-m68k.org> <87zitifx48.fsf@linux-m68k.org> <7a116182-3de6-4acc-8844-c2e100188fa1@default> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1459181542 17393 80.91.229.3 (28 Mar 2016 16:12:22 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2016 16:12:22 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 23130@debbugs.gnu.org To: Drew Adams Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Mar 28 18:12:11 2016 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 1akZly-0007vs-Kq for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 28 Mar 2016 18:12:10 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:41657 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1akZlx-0004lX-Rn for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 28 Mar 2016 12:12:09 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:59834) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1akZlu-0004lN-Dz for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 28 Mar 2016 12:12:07 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1akZlq-0005r0-BO for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 28 Mar 2016 12:12:06 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:45100) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1akZlq-0005qw-7h for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 28 Mar 2016 12:12:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1akZlp-0004PQ-Vd for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 28 Mar 2016 12:12:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Andreas Schwab Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2016 16:12:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 23130 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 23130-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B23130.145918148316854 (code B ref 23130); Mon, 28 Mar 2016 16:12:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 23130) by debbugs.gnu.org; 28 Mar 2016 16:11:23 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:42227 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1akZlD-0004Nm-F5 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 28 Mar 2016 12:11:23 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-out.m-online.net ([212.18.0.10]:55037) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1akZlC-0004Na-A6 for 23130@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 28 Mar 2016 12:11:22 -0400 Original-Received: from frontend01.mail.m-online.net (unknown [192.168.8.182]) by mail-out.m-online.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3qYf6K1l6fz3hkHJ; Mon, 28 Mar 2016 18:11:21 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from localhost (dynscan1.mnet-online.de [192.168.6.68]) by mail.m-online.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3qYf6J6wMjzvhNn; Mon, 28 Mar 2016 18:11:20 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at mnet-online.de Original-Received: from mail.mnet-online.de ([192.168.8.182]) by localhost (dynscan1.mail.m-online.net [192.168.6.68]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id xV01UNyc7OBd; Mon, 28 Mar 2016 18:11:20 +0200 (CEST) X-Auth-Info: +H+1AO4E9VAmIcpwMU9JaL1gRaXa3GQ11pSZlRYqbZgFFyEjy2i4+2Ayw2GU32xD Original-Received: from igel.home (ppp-88-217-16-153.dynamic.mnet-online.de [88.217.16.153]) by mail.mnet-online.de (Postfix) with ESMTPA; Mon, 28 Mar 2016 18:11:20 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: by igel.home (Postfix, from userid 1000) id DA74E2C1E20; Mon, 28 Mar 2016 18:11:19 +0200 (CEST) X-Yow: Tex SEX! The HOME of WHEELS! The dripping of COFFEE!! Take me to Minnesota but don't EMBARRASS me!! In-Reply-To: <7a116182-3de6-4acc-8844-c2e100188fa1@default> (Drew Adams's message of "Mon, 28 Mar 2016 08:23:51 -0700 (PDT)") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.0.92 (gnu/linux) 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-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:115655 Archived-At: Drew Adams writes: >> > Show it as Lisp when showing Lisp. Show it as a symbol name, as >> > is the Emacs convention, in help text. And in that case, show it >> > enclosed in `...'. >> >> How will that help in case of weird names? > > You can figure it out, I'm sure... So why do you want to make things worse? Andreas. -- Andreas Schwab, schwab@linux-m68k.org GPG Key fingerprint = 58CA 54C7 6D53 942B 1756 01D3 44D5 214B 8276 4ED5 "And now for something completely different."