From: Jens Lechtenboerger <lechten@wi.uni-muenster.de>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Cc: 26233@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#26233: 26.0.50; [PATCH] Improve documentation for display-buffer-alist
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2017 15:58:51 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87tw6h9zdg.fsf@informationelle-selbstbestimmung-im-internet.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <83shm1bvud.fsf@gnu.org> (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Sat, 25 Mar 2017 11:32:10 +0300")
On 2017-03-25, at 11:32, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>> From: Jens Lechtenboerger <lechten@wi.uni-muenster.de>
>> Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2017 08:53:13 +0100
>> Cc: 26233@debbugs.gnu.org
>>
>> 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.
>
> Those variables were obsoleted in Emacs 24.3, which was released 4
> years ago. Isn't it too late to strongly object now to their
> deprecation? That ship sailed long ago.
I see it this way: The departure of that ship was announced long
ago, for those knowing where to look; however, it did not sail yet.
I've got several settings for special-display variables in my init
file (predating 24.3, I don't know since when). They still work
today, and they work without any user visible warning.
Best wishes
Jens
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2017-03-25 14:58 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-03-24 13:25 bug#26233: 26.0.50; [PATCH] Improve documentation for display-buffer-alist Jens Lechtenboerger
2017-03-24 14:51 ` Drew Adams
2017-03-25 7:53 ` Jens Lechtenboerger
2017-03-25 8:32 ` Eli Zaretskii
2017-03-25 14:58 ` Jens Lechtenboerger [this message]
2017-03-25 15:57 ` Eli Zaretskii
2017-03-25 17:14 ` Jens Lechtenboerger
[not found] ` <<878tnt6bdi.fsf@informationelle-selbstbestimmung-im-internet.de>
[not found] ` <<83shm1bvud.fsf@gnu.org>
2017-03-25 14:36 ` Drew Adams
2017-03-26 8:38 ` martin rudalics
2017-03-26 14:17 ` Eli Zaretskii
2017-03-26 17:45 ` Drew Adams
2017-03-24 18:54 ` martin rudalics
2017-03-25 8:00 ` Jens Lechtenboerger
2017-03-25 9:28 ` martin rudalics
2019-06-24 16:54 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
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