From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#5105: 23.1; doc string of facemenu-set-face Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:06:12 +0200 Message-ID: References: <3750B6C4FBBD4720926A2FC57778497F@us.oracle.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1310747317 26822 80.91.229.12 (15 Jul 2011 16:28:37 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:28:37 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 5105@debbugs.gnu.org To: "Drew Adams" Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jul 15 18:28:33 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QhlFg-0003yD-E3 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:28:32 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:38099 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QhlFf-0004Pz-BO for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:28:31 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:55134) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qhkuz-0006X1-Ob for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:07:13 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qhkut-000729-L4 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:07:09 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:36794) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qhkut-00071s-7k for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:07:03 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qhkur-0007rc-UJ; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:07:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:07:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 5105 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 5105-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B5105.131074601530216 (code B ref 5105); Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:07:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 5105) by debbugs.gnu.org; 15 Jul 2011 16:06:55 +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 1Qhkuh-0007rF-GR for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:06:55 -0400 Original-Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QhkuS-0007qR-R5 for 5105@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:06:40 -0400 Original-Received: from cm-84.215.51.58.getinternet.no ([84.215.51.58] helo=quimbies.gnus.org) by hermes.netfonds.no with esmtpsa (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1QhkuH-0000LN-It; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:06:25 +0200 In-Reply-To: <3750B6C4FBBD4720926A2FC57778497F@us.oracle.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:39:28 -0700") User-Agent: Gnus/5.110018 (No Gnus v0.18) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-Now-Playing: Joni Mitchell's _Night Ride Home_: "Come In From The Cold" X-Hashcash: 1:23:110715:5105@debbugs.gnu.org::RPMEsNU+r89M/a9i:000000000000000000000000000000000000000007zy4 X-Hashcash: 1:23:110715:drew.adams@oracle.com::YIDVcFBq/G+Swu3Y:0000000000000000000000000000000000000000rt94 X-MailScanner-ID: 1QhkuH-0000LN-It MailScanner-NULL-Check: 1311350785.64878@hfBzC9gpL9AQ+lpzIOc3iw X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:07:01 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 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: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:49166 Archived-At: "Drew Adams" writes: >> > The doc string should say explicitly what the args are. In >> > particular, it should say that FACE can be a string or a symbol. >> >> What does FACE mean if FACE is a string? > > You tell me. And other users. > > The answer is apparently...the face name. > E.g., you can use the symbol `bold' or the string "bold". Then I think it should be left undocumented. That the command takes a string sounds like an historical artifact and should not be encouraged. I'm closing this report. -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/