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From: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
To: Kevin Vigouroux <ke.vigouroux@laposte.net>
Cc: 52328@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#52328: 27.2; [DOC] Paragraph about quit-restore-window
Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2021 23:15:19 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <E1muRst-00055E-HJ@fencepost.gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87tufm0xcd.fsf@laposte.net> (bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org)

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  > If the third element of the ‘quit-restore’ parameter is a list of
  > buffer, window start (*note Window Start and End), and point
  > (*note
  > Window Point), 

It would be clearer to present the list using Lisp syntax:
(@var{buffer} @var{window-start} @var{new-point})
Then it can talk about these values with their names, which
is clearer.

                   and that buffer is still live, the buffer will be
  > displayed, and start and point set accordingly.

It's bad to use passive voice; that is generally less clear because
of the missing subject, as well as more cluttered.

"Set accordingly" is hard work to interpret because it is not concrete.

This clarification will make it easier to clarify the questions
that Vigouroux is asking.


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  reply	other threads:[~2021-12-07  4:15 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-12-06 11:46 bug#52328: 27.2; [DOC] Paragraph about quit-restore-window Kevin Vigouroux via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2021-12-07  4:15 ` Richard Stallman [this message]
2021-12-07 18:36   ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-12-08  4:35     ` Richard Stallman
2021-12-08 11:02       ` martin rudalics
2021-12-09  4:16         ` Richard Stallman
2021-12-09  8:05           ` martin rudalics
2021-12-11  4:06             ` Richard Stallman
2021-12-11  4:48               ` bug#52328: [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-12-12  4:00                 ` Richard Stallman
2021-12-11  4:06         ` Richard Stallman
2021-12-11  8:44           ` martin rudalics
2021-12-12  4:00             ` Richard Stallman
2021-12-12  7:02               ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-12-12 13:09                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-12-07 18:31 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-12-08 11:00 ` martin rudalics

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