* Re: master 10a31c6a29: Prefer saying "init file" to ".emacs" in FAQ
@ 2022-08-24 11:39 Eli Zaretskii
2022-08-25 17:04 ` Stefan Kangas
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Eli Zaretskii @ 2022-08-24 11:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Stefan Kangas; +Cc: emacs-devel
> branch: master
> commit 10a31c6a29ec08b76cd079470979e87704af3858
> Author: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas@gmail.com>
> Commit: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas@gmail.com>
>
> Prefer saying "init file" to ".emacs" in FAQ
>
> * doc/misc/efaq.texi: Prefer saying "init file" to
> ".emacs". (Bug#49424)
It is not a good idea to replace '.emacs' with "init file", when the
latter is not explained anywhere in the FAQ. This is a FAQ, which
assumes a very confused reader, so relying on their knowledge in this
matter is not recommended.
If you want to make such a change, please add a section about what is
an init file and how Emacs looks for it, and add a cross-reference to
there whenever "init file" is mentioned.
It could be that a cross-reference to "Setting up a customization
file" is enough, although that section is about something else, and
this question is only answered there at the end (and the text in that
last part is nowadays outdated).
Thanks.
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* Re: master 10a31c6a29: Prefer saying "init file" to ".emacs" in FAQ
2022-08-24 11:39 master 10a31c6a29: Prefer saying "init file" to ".emacs" in FAQ Eli Zaretskii
@ 2022-08-25 17:04 ` Stefan Kangas
2022-08-25 18:34 ` Eli Zaretskii
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Stefan Kangas @ 2022-08-25 17:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Eli Zaretskii; +Cc: emacs-devel
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
> It is not a good idea to replace '.emacs' with "init file", when the
> latter is not explained anywhere in the FAQ. This is a FAQ, which
> assumes a very confused reader, so relying on their knowledge in this
> matter is not recommended.
>
> If you want to make such a change, please add a section about what is
> an init file and how Emacs looks for it, and add a cross-reference to
> there whenever "init file" is mentioned.
Thanks, I've now fixed this as you suggest (commit 55f681359e). I hope
it looks okay.
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* Re: master 10a31c6a29: Prefer saying "init file" to ".emacs" in FAQ
2022-08-25 17:04 ` Stefan Kangas
@ 2022-08-25 18:34 ` Eli Zaretskii
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Eli Zaretskii @ 2022-08-25 18:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Stefan Kangas; +Cc: emacs-devel
> From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas@gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2022 10:04:29 -0700
> Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
>
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>
> > It is not a good idea to replace '.emacs' with "init file", when the
> > latter is not explained anywhere in the FAQ. This is a FAQ, which
> > assumes a very confused reader, so relying on their knowledge in this
> > matter is not recommended.
> >
> > If you want to make such a change, please add a section about what is
> > an init file and how Emacs looks for it, and add a cross-reference to
> > there whenever "init file" is mentioned.
>
> Thanks, I've now fixed this as you suggest (commit 55f681359e). I hope
> it looks okay.
It looks fine, thanks.
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