From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Drew Adams" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#7500: 24.0.50; doc string of `current-kill' Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 11:19:40 -0800 Message-ID: References: <666F7CF5EB224E20857BA05E5630DEC1@us.oracle.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1290887105 5534 80.91.229.12 (27 Nov 2010 19:45:05 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:45:05 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 7500@debbugs.gnu.org To: "'Andreas Schwab'" Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Nov 27 20:45:01 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PMQhg-0006us-LK for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 27 Nov 2010 20:45:00 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:48371 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PMQhg-0006d2-63 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 27 Nov 2010 14:45:00 -0500 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=54586 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PMQha-0006cq-5R for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 27 Nov 2010 14:44:55 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PMQhY-0008Dn-5l for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 27 Nov 2010 14:44:54 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:36429) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PMQhY-0008Dj-43 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 27 Nov 2010 14:44:52 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PMQGc-000612-5B; Sat, 27 Nov 2010 14:17:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: "Drew Adams" Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:17:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 7500 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 7500-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B7500.129088536823059 (code B ref 7500); Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:17:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 7500) by debbugs.gnu.org; 27 Nov 2010 19:16:08 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PMQFj-0005zr-PB for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 27 Nov 2010 14:16:08 -0500 Original-Received: from rcsinet10.oracle.com ([148.87.113.121]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PMQFh-0005zM-Cq for 7500@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 27 Nov 2010 14:16:05 -0500 Original-Received: from acsinet15.oracle.com (acsinet15.oracle.com [141.146.126.227]) by rcsinet10.oracle.com (Switch-3.4.2/Switch-3.4.2) with ESMTP id oARJLW6J019975 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:21:34 GMT Original-Received: from acsmt354.oracle.com (acsmt354.oracle.com [141.146.40.154]) by acsinet15.oracle.com (Switch-3.4.2/Switch-3.4.1) with ESMTP id oARHoIVx024628; Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:21:30 GMT Original-Received: from abhmt006.oracle.com by acsmt354.oracle.com with ESMTP id 809666381290885572; Sat, 27 Nov 2010 11:19:32 -0800 Original-Received: from dradamslap1 (/10.159.217.122) by default (Oracle Beehive Gateway v4.0) with ESMTP ; Sat, 27 Nov 2010 11:19:31 -0800 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5994 Thread-Index: AcuOX0pQ07n/XiuQReGyr3Db01/lZAAAHUog X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 14:17:02 -0500 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) 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: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:41937 Archived-At: > interprogram-paste-function should be set to a function, otherwise it > wouldn't be called interprogram-paste-function. ... > Since when is the kill-ring head a function? ... > "then" starts a consequence, not "and". Stop trying to justify it. It is a rambling, confusing sentence. It reads like a translation to English from some long sentence that might (or might not) have been clear in some other language (perhaps one that revels in long sentences?). The result is not clear. I can't even tell whether (a) "then" here is part of an "if...then" construct or (b) there is a comma splice (no-no) and "then" here is a _temporal_ adverb starting an independent clause. In the latter case, the comma should be a period and "then" should start a new sentence. If you don't know where to begin to improve the text, start by splitting it into shorter, simpler sentences, preferably in the active voice. That will probably make the meaning clear. Once I have the meaning I can propose something, if needed. But my guess is that once you've changed to active, short sentences the meaning will be clear enough for everyone - no further improvement needed.