From: Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Cc: 46853@debbugs.gnu.org, larsi@gnus.org
Subject: bug#46853: Confusing terminology "face height" instead of "font size"
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2021 10:05:28 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CADwFkmmQ8gc7aMa+3jf3hmUOgp8wCK4BBoPQfqOAxTp_80syRA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <838s73jasx.fsf@gnu.org>
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>> It also maintains the terminological confusion that is the reason for
>> this bug report -- i.e. it talks about "the default face" instead of
>> "the font size" [in the current buffer].
>
> There's no such thing as "the font in the current buffer" in modern
> Emacs, because we are capable of using quite a few fonts in the same
> buffer.
(Right, but I didn't write "the font in the current buffer". ;-))
> Which doc string are you alluding to here? There's IMO a difference
> between doc strings of user commands and doc strings of the rest of
> the functions and variables. The latter don't need to cater too much
> to users, so they can be more rigorous. Doc strings for user commands
> and options should perhaps start with an easier to understand text,
> but should afterwards have notes that prevent erroneous
> interpretation.
Perhaps we are in violent agreement, because I agree completely.
> IOW, we need to consider the doc strings on a case by case basis.
I'll rework the patch (more carefully this time) so we have a better
basis for such a discussion.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-03-04 18:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-03-01 16:40 bug#46853: Confusing terminology "face height" instead of "font size" Stefan Kangas
2021-03-01 17:06 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-01 19:31 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-03-01 19:46 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-01 17:12 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-03-01 17:17 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-01 19:15 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-03-01 19:25 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-03-01 19:33 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-03-01 19:37 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-03-01 19:50 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-01 19:48 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-01 20:05 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-03-01 20:17 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-03 22:43 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-03-04 13:41 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-04 18:05 ` Stefan Kangas [this message]
2022-06-19 23:27 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-03-01 19:35 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-01 19:45 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-03-01 19:59 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-04 0:16 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-03-04 13:46 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-04 17:35 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-03-01 19:33 ` Eli Zaretskii
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