From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#7499: Documentation: `comint-dynamic-list-filename-completions' Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2010 20:35:52 -0500 Message-ID: References: <9F21BBC03CC444F193C552C443F6B6E8@us.oracle.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1290995112 31952 80.91.229.12 (29 Nov 2010 01:45:12 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 01:45:12 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 7499@debbugs.gnu.org, 'MON KEY' To: "Drew Adams" Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Nov 29 02:45:06 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 1PMsni-0004xO-6I for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 29 Nov 2010 02:45:06 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:46439 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PMsnh-000895-Ki for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 28 Nov 2010 20:45:05 -0500 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=54092 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PMsna-00087Z-MP for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 28 Nov 2010 20:45:00 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PMsnZ-0003zd-8X for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 28 Nov 2010 20:44:58 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:60962) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PMsnZ-0003zW-44 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 28 Nov 2010 20:44:57 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PMsa6-0005Da-Fw; Sun, 28 Nov 2010 20:31:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Stefan Monnier Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 01:31:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 7499 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 7499-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B7499.129099422820017 (code B ref 7499); Mon, 29 Nov 2010 01:31:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 7499) by debbugs.gnu.org; 29 Nov 2010 01:30:28 +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 1PMsZY-0005Co-6n for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 28 Nov 2010 20:30:28 -0500 Original-Received: from pruche.dit.umontreal.ca ([132.204.246.22]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PMsZW-0005Cc-OD for 7499@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 28 Nov 2010 20:30:27 -0500 Original-Received: from pastel.home (lechon.iro.umontreal.ca [132.204.27.242]) by pruche.dit.umontreal.ca (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id oAT1ZvQV008029; Sun, 28 Nov 2010 20:35:57 -0500 Original-Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 0000AA81CB; Sun, 28 Nov 2010 20:35:52 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: <9F21BBC03CC444F193C552C443F6B6E8@us.oracle.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Sun, 28 Nov 2010 14:42:32 -0800") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-NAI-Spam-Score: 0 X-NAI-Spam-Rules: 1 Rules triggered RV3693=0 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2010 20:31:02 -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:41995 Archived-At: > 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