From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen@web.de>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: master baf1a7a4a0: Turn gv-synthetic-place into a function
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2022 16:36:55 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <878rmenmd4.fsf@web.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <834jx2xphy.fsf@gnu.org> (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Tue, 20 Sep 2022 14:19:05 +0300")
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
> > > And if this is the same, how about
> > >
> > > This function is only useful when used with generalized variables.
> >
> > I prefer the preposition "in" to "with" which sounds more vague to me.
>
> What does it mean to "use a function in generalized variables"? how do
> you use a function _in_ a variable?
A generalized variable is a place (form). You use a function in a place
form like you use it in any (normal) form. Just the semantics are
different. Like in
(car (gv-synthetic-place ...))
> > Also, some people seem to like saying a function "is" a generalized
> > variable when it has a gv setter. I'm not sure if they would read your
> > version as intended.
>
> Why not? For me, using something "with" something else means "in
> conjunction with". Does the latter also sound problematic to you (and
> if so, why)? If not, maybe having "in conjunction with" could solve
> the issue?
I just find "in" more precise: The function (call) is an integral part
of the place form, so it's "in" it, textually or syntactically.
English is not my first language, so I hope I'm not on a wrong track,
but for me "in" sounds more appropriate.
If a user reads "in conjunction with" and doesn't know much about
generalized variables, she might wonder "Ok, and how? Can I pass
generalized variables as arguments?". The relation is not as clear as
with "in" IMO.
I hope you can follow my concerns. Does it make sense to you? I want
to find a wording that potentially leads to as few misinterpretations as
possible.
Michael.
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Thread overview: 42+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-09-18 16:13 master baf1a7a4a0: Turn gv-synthetic-place into a function Eli Zaretskii
2022-09-19 6:16 ` Michael Heerdegen
2022-09-19 11:38 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-09-20 7:28 ` Michael Heerdegen
2022-09-20 7:50 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-09-20 11:19 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-09-20 14:36 ` Michael Heerdegen [this message]
2022-09-20 16:27 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-09-21 5:40 ` Michael Heerdegen
2022-09-21 14:19 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-09-21 8:35 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-09-21 8:32 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-09-21 13:52 ` Michael Heerdegen
2022-09-21 14:20 ` Stefan Monnier
2022-09-21 15:31 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-09-21 16:14 ` Stefan Monnier
2022-09-22 10:47 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2022-09-22 11:53 ` Michael Heerdegen
2022-09-22 14:27 ` Michael Heerdegen
2022-09-22 16:30 ` Augusto Stoffel
2022-09-22 17:27 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2022-09-22 17:47 ` Michael Heerdegen
2022-09-23 15:07 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2022-09-22 12:26 ` Yuri Khan
2022-09-22 14:11 ` Howard Melman
2022-09-22 16:45 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-09-22 19:55 ` Howard Melman
2022-09-23 6:19 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-09-23 13:42 ` Howard Melman
2022-09-23 15:49 ` Stefan Monnier
2022-09-23 18:05 ` Howard Melman
2022-09-23 15:54 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-09-23 18:11 ` Howard Melman
2022-09-23 19:00 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-09-23 9:41 ` Michael Heerdegen
2022-09-23 10:53 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-09-23 17:26 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-09-22 10:56 ` Michael Heerdegen
2022-09-30 23:18 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-09-30 23:30 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-09-19 12:06 ` Stefan Monnier
2022-09-20 7:22 ` Michael Heerdegen
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