From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: 7521@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#7521: 24.0.50; doc for `delimit-columns-*'
Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2011 15:44:29 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3hb74ssoy.fsf@quimbies.gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <6AF7D745DDFA44439FAE15E2647441AF@us.oracle.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:34:37 -0800")
"Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
> You cannot understand a thing about commands `delimit-columns-region'
> and `delimit-columns-rectangle' without reading the commentary in Lisp
> file delim-col.el. In sum, there is no help for users - no doc.
I suspect that the workings of delim-col.el are too complicated to be
explained in a doc string for any of the commands. If these commands
are to be useful to users, I think the proper solution is to document
them in the elisp manual.
--
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-07-02 13:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-11-30 19:34 bug#7521: 24.0.50; doc for `delimit-columns-*' Drew Adams
2011-07-02 13:44 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen [this message]
2011-07-02 15:21 ` Drew Adams
2011-07-02 15:34 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2011-07-02 15:59 ` Drew Adams
2011-07-02 16:10 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2011-07-02 16:28 ` Drew Adams
2011-07-02 16:30 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2011-07-02 16:32 ` Drew Adams
2011-07-04 1:08 ` Stefan Monnier
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