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From: Howard Melman <hmelman@gmail.com>
To: 55527@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#55527: 28.1; Clearer abbrev docstrings
Date: Fri, 20 May 2022 09:12:20 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <ly8rqwjqkr.fsf@new-host-2.home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <D7770BA8-552C-41C6-AE35-20F809516341@gmail.com>

Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net> writes:

> The unhelpful abbrev docstrings and prompts is a known problem.

Thanks for saying so, I wasn't sure if I was the only one
confused by them.

> Recently I tried to ameliorate this problem by adding
> these new sections to the docstrings:

I saw these were added 9 months ago and they are indeed
helpful, thanks.

>> I think these would be clearer:
>>
>>     Use word(s) before point as the expansion of a new global abbrev.
>>     Use word before point as the abbreviation of a new global abbrev.
>>
>> [...]
>>
>> 	Global abbrev for expansion "foo":
>> 	Global expansion of abbrev "foo":
>
> Thanks, these and other such changes would be much of help.

Thanks for the confirmation.

-- 

Howard






      reply	other threads:[~2022-05-20 13:12 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-05-19 18:32 bug#55527: 28.1; Clearer abbrev docstrings Howard Melman
2022-05-19 18:52 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-05-19 19:30   ` Howard Melman
2022-05-19 19:46     ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-05-19 20:38       ` Howard Melman
2022-05-20  5:48         ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-05-20 13:35           ` Howard Melman
2022-05-20 15:59             ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-05-20 17:03               ` Howard Melman
2022-05-21  7:23                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-05-21 13:41                   ` Howard Melman
2022-05-21 14:09                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-05-21 17:49                       ` Howard Melman
2022-05-21 18:06                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-05-21 18:26                           ` Howard Melman
2022-05-21 18:46                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-05-20  7:41 ` Juri Linkov
2022-05-20 13:12   ` Howard Melman [this message]

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