From: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
To: Kevin Vigouroux <ke.vigouroux@laposte.net>
Cc: 42154@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#42154: 26.3; [DOC] This wording is too complex: frame's window-system window.
Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2020 23:47:13 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <E1jqqBt-00018E-EC@fencepost.gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <878sg3w6il.fsf@laposte.net> (bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org)
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> "If this is above, the **frame's window-system window** is displayed above
One thing I notice is that this uses passive voice.
That tends to be harder to read; also, it leaves the
subject unstated, and that vagueness can hurt.
(I don't know what that doc string text means.)
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Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-07-01 16:21 bug#42154: 26.3; [DOC] This wording is too complex: frame's window-system window Kevin Vigouroux via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2020-07-01 16:49 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-07-02 12:15 ` Kevin Vigouroux via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2020-07-02 13:30 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-07-02 3:47 ` Richard Stallman [this message]
2020-07-02 13:03 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-07-04 7:21 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-07-05 2:35 ` Richard Stallman
2020-07-05 14:33 ` Eli Zaretskii
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