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From: Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Cc: 20697@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#20697: 25.0.50; Mention `M-x report-emacs-bug' on splash screen
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 21:29:25 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CADwFkm=eJ0tEjHWkKefJUxLjwUVYd2SaA6wT3XD0TK11oQ5jsQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87mug2w65j.fsf@mouse.gnus.org>

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Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

> Perhaps the "Absence of Warranty" and "Copying Conditions" could be
> merged into one line?

Are there any legal implications here?  Otherwise, I agree that it
would be a good change.

> > Maybe a better alternative would be to add the Emacs Manual at the
> > bottom, after the link to the guided tour?  (And, but maybe that's
> > just me, to move all the help topics ("Emacs Tutorial", "Emacs Guided
> > Tour") to the top?)
>
> Yes, it is kinda odd that there's no links to the manual on that page.

Please see the attached patch.  I've incorporated your suggestion and
added a link to the manual.

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas

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From 7bf8666856fcfdc34823b59150eb6394896b2987 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 21:23:24 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add bug reporting info and link the manual on the about
 screen

* lisp/startup.el (fancy-about-text, normal-about-screen): Clarify
that "Contribute" also describes how to report bugs.  Add new link
"Emacs Manual".  (Bug#20697)
---
 lisp/startup.el | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lisp/startup.el b/lisp/startup.el
index ef6234128a..243eb8c34a 100644
--- a/lisp/startup.el
+++ b/lisp/startup.el
@@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@ fancy-about-text
      "\tMany people have contributed code included in GNU Emacs\n"
      :link ("Contributing"
 	    ,(lambda (_button) (info "(emacs)Contributing")))
-     "\tHow to contribute improvements to Emacs\n"
+     "\tHow to report bugs and contribute improvements to Emacs\n"
      "\n"
      :link ("GNU and Freedom" ,(lambda (_button) (describe-gnu-project)))
      "\tWhy we developed GNU Emacs, and the GNU operating system\n"
@@ -1648,6 +1648,8 @@ fancy-about-text
      :link ("Ordering Manuals" ,(lambda (_button) (view-order-manuals)))
      "\tBuying printed manuals from the FSF\n"
      "\n"
+     :link ("Emacs Manual" ,(lambda (_button) (info-emacs-manual)))
+     "\tDisplay the Emacs manual in Info mode\n"
      :link ("Emacs Tutorial" ,(lambda (_button) (help-with-tutorial)))
      "\tLearn basic Emacs keystroke commands"
      ,(lambda ()
@@ -1674,7 +1676,7 @@ fancy-about-text
 	    ,(lambda (_button)
                (browse-url "https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/tour/"))
 	    "Browse https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/tour/")
-     "\tSee an overview of Emacs features at gnu.org"))
+     "\tSee an overview of Emacs features at gnu.org\n"))
   "A list of texts to show in the middle part of the About screen.
 Each element in the list should be a list of strings or pairs
 `:face FACE', like `fancy-splash-insert' accepts them.")
@@ -2211,7 +2213,7 @@ normal-about-screen
 		 'action
 		 (lambda (_button) (info "(emacs)Contributing"))
 		 'follow-link t)
-  (insert "\tHow to contribute improvements to Emacs\n\n")
+  (insert "\tHow to report bugs and contribute improvements to Emacs\n")
 
   (insert-button "GNU and Freedom"
 		 'action (lambda (_button) (describe-gnu-project))
-- 
2.20.1


  reply	other threads:[~2019-09-13 19:29 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-05-30 14:42 bug#20697: 25.0.50; Mention `M-x report-emacs-bug' on splash screen Drew Adams
2016-04-30 19:33 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2019-08-21  0:41 ` Stefan Kangas
2019-08-21  1:59   ` Drew Adams
2019-08-21 20:02   ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2019-08-21 21:02     ` Stefan Kangas
2019-08-21 21:27       ` Drew Adams
2019-09-13 19:39         ` Stefan Kangas
2019-09-13 20:13           ` Drew Adams
2019-09-14 12:01             ` Stefan Kangas
2019-09-14 15:54               ` Drew Adams
2019-09-28 13:44                 ` Stefan Kangas
2019-09-28 13:49                   ` Stefan Kangas
2019-09-29  0:42                   ` Drew Adams
2020-01-16  2:06                   ` Stefan Kangas
2020-01-16 14:49                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-01-16 14:55                       ` Stefan Kangas
2020-01-16 15:16                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-01-16 20:36                           ` Stefan Kangas
2019-08-21 21:38       ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2019-09-13 19:29         ` Stefan Kangas [this message]
2019-09-14  6:41           ` Eli Zaretskii
2019-09-14 12:06             ` Stefan Kangas
2019-09-14 12:11           ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2019-09-28 13:39             ` Stefan Kangas

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