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* bug#14007: 24.3.50; Global var `completion-cycling' undocumented.
@ 2013-03-20 15:12 Drew Adams
  2013-03-24 11:37 ` Leo Liu
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 10+ messages in thread
From: Drew Adams @ 2013-03-20 15:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: 14007

Subject line says it all.  This global var affects completion behavior,
and is not documented.

In GNU Emacs 24.3.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2013-03-17 on ODIEONE
Bzr revision: 112068 michael.albinus@gmx.de-20130317173046-sgy1bmmkkizorqby
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
Configured using:
 `configure --with-gcc (4.7) --no-opt --enable-checking --cflags
 -IC:/Devel/emacs/build/include --ldflags -LC:/Devel/emacs/build/lib'
 






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* bug#14007: 24.3.50; Global var `completion-cycling' undocumented.
  2013-03-20 15:12 bug#14007: 24.3.50; Global var `completion-cycling' undocumented Drew Adams
@ 2013-03-24 11:37 ` Leo Liu
  2013-03-24 14:39   ` Drew Adams
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 10+ messages in thread
From: Leo Liu @ 2013-03-24 11:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Drew Adams; +Cc: 14007

On 2013-03-20 23:12 +0800, Drew Adams wrote:
> Subject line says it all.  This global var affects completion behavior,
> and is not documented.

It doesn't appear to be a user variable. Why do you think it should be
documented?

Leo





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* bug#14007: 24.3.50; Global var `completion-cycling' undocumented.
  2013-03-24 11:37 ` Leo Liu
@ 2013-03-24 14:39   ` Drew Adams
  2013-03-25 14:08     ` Stefan Monnier
  2014-02-08 12:55     ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Drew Adams @ 2013-03-24 14:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: 'Leo Liu'; +Cc: 14007

> > Subject line says it all.  This global var affects 
> > completion behavior, and is not documented.
> 
> It doesn't appear to be a user variable. Why do you think it should be
> documented?

Emacs users include Emacs Lisp users.  Nothing limits doc strings for variables
to user options.

Why do you think it should not be documented?  At least one user has asked that
it be documented - taken the time to file a bug/enhancement report for it.






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* bug#14007: 24.3.50; Global var `completion-cycling' undocumented.
  2013-03-24 14:39   ` Drew Adams
@ 2013-03-25 14:08     ` Stefan Monnier
  2013-03-25 14:40       ` Drew Adams
  2014-02-08 12:55     ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 10+ messages in thread
From: Stefan Monnier @ 2013-03-25 14:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Drew Adams; +Cc: 'Leo Liu', 14007

> Why do you think it should not be documented?  At least one user has
> asked that it be documented - taken the time to file a bug/enhancement
> report for it.

I wish he could take the time to setup Bzr access and make those
changes himself.


        Stefan





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* bug#14007: 24.3.50; Global var `completion-cycling' undocumented.
  2013-03-25 14:08     ` Stefan Monnier
@ 2013-03-25 14:40       ` Drew Adams
  2013-03-25 18:51         ` Stefan Monnier
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 10+ messages in thread
From: Drew Adams @ 2013-03-25 14:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: 'Stefan Monnier'; +Cc: 'Leo Liu', 14007

> > Why do you think it should not be documented?  At least one user has
> > asked that it be documented - taken the time to file a 
> > bug/enhancement report for it.
> 
> I wish he could take the time to setup Bzr access and make those
> changes himself.

Glad to hear you agree this should be fixed.






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* bug#14007: 24.3.50; Global var `completion-cycling' undocumented.
  2013-03-25 14:40       ` Drew Adams
@ 2013-03-25 18:51         ` Stefan Monnier
  2013-03-25 19:52           ` Drew Adams
  2013-03-26  3:00           ` Leo Liu
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Stefan Monnier @ 2013-03-25 18:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Drew Adams; +Cc: 'Leo Liu', 14007

>> > Why do you think it should not be documented?  At least one user has
>> > asked that it be documented - taken the time to file a 
>> > bug/enhancement report for it.
>> I wish he could take the time to setup Bzr access and make those
>> changes himself.
> Glad to hear you agree this should be fixed.

There's no shortage of things to fix.  Many of the ones you report are
much too low on the priority queue, so they just waste my time.


        Stefan





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* bug#14007: 24.3.50; Global var `completion-cycling' undocumented.
  2013-03-25 18:51         ` Stefan Monnier
@ 2013-03-25 19:52           ` Drew Adams
  2013-03-26  3:00           ` Leo Liu
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Drew Adams @ 2013-03-25 19:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: 'Stefan Monnier'; +Cc: 'Leo Liu', 14007

> > Glad to hear you agree this should be fixed.
> 
> There's no shortage of things to fix.

We agree about that too.  And more being created everyday. ;-)






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* bug#14007: 24.3.50; Global var `completion-cycling' undocumented.
  2013-03-25 18:51         ` Stefan Monnier
  2013-03-25 19:52           ` Drew Adams
@ 2013-03-26  3:00           ` Leo Liu
  2013-03-26 13:13             ` Stefan Monnier
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 10+ messages in thread
From: Leo Liu @ 2013-03-26  3:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Stefan Monnier; +Cc: 14007

On 2013-03-26 02:51 +0800, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> There's no shortage of things to fix.  Many of the ones you report are
> much too low on the priority queue, so they just waste my time.

Stefan, I agree. I am counting on you to bring more features to elisp.

Drew,

Really hope you can join force with emacs. You have excellent writing
skills that many of us don't have and you care a lot about users (not
just elisp authors) and usability. I think emacs can benefit from some
of your talents.

Leo





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* bug#14007: 24.3.50; Global var `completion-cycling' undocumented.
  2013-03-26  3:00           ` Leo Liu
@ 2013-03-26 13:13             ` Stefan Monnier
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Stefan Monnier @ 2013-03-26 13:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Leo Liu; +Cc: 14007

> Really hope you can join force with Emacs. You have excellent writing
> skills that many of us don't have and you care a lot about users (not
> just elisp authors) and usability. I think emacs can benefit from some
> of your talents.

Indeed.


        Stefan "Please, Drew, pretty, pretty please"





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* bug#14007: 24.3.50; Global var `completion-cycling' undocumented.
  2013-03-24 14:39   ` Drew Adams
  2013-03-25 14:08     ` Stefan Monnier
@ 2014-02-08 12:55     ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Lars Ingebrigtsen @ 2014-02-08 12:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Drew Adams; +Cc: 'Leo Liu', 14007

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:

> Emacs users include Emacs Lisp users.  Nothing limits doc strings for
> variables to user options.

It's an internal variable, not to be used by any users, and not used
outside the code that would naturally refer to it, and it means just
what anybody would think it means.  So, closing.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
  bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/





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2013-03-24 11:37 ` Leo Liu
2013-03-24 14:39   ` Drew Adams
2013-03-25 14:08     ` Stefan Monnier
2013-03-25 14:40       ` Drew Adams
2013-03-25 18:51         ` Stefan Monnier
2013-03-25 19:52           ` Drew Adams
2013-03-26  3:00           ` Leo Liu
2013-03-26 13:13             ` Stefan Monnier
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