From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: 7499@debbugs.gnu.org, 'MON KEY' <monkey@sandpframing.com>
Subject: bug#7499: Documentation: `comint-dynamic-list-filename-completions'
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2010 20:35:52 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvvd3gud2y.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <9F21BBC03CC444F193C552C443F6B6E8@us.oracle.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Sun, 28 Nov 2010 14:42:32 -0800")
> I haven't been following this thread (and no doubt will not follow
> it). But if the buffer is `*Completions*' then it is clearest for the
> doc to say so explicitly. Saying "help buffer" or even "some
> auxilliary buffer helpful to the user" just muddies the water.
> No need to defend that text; just use "buffer `*Completions*'" or
> "window `*Completions*'" (depending on the context).
I'd argue instead that there is no reason for that text to say where
it's going to be displayed.
So I'd replace "List in help buffer sorted completions" with something
like "Display sorted completions".
Stefan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-11-29 1:35 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-11-27 17:10 bug#7499: Documentation: `comint-dynamic-list-filename-completions' MON KEY
2010-11-27 18:35 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-11-28 20:46 ` MON KEY
2010-11-28 22:42 ` Drew Adams
2010-11-29 1:35 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2010-11-29 3:02 ` MON KEY
2010-12-05 0:55 ` Chong Yidong
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