From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Brian Cully Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: master 4c0c9d23ab 1/2: Rewrite the minibuffer lazy highlight feature Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2022 21:39:02 -0400 Message-ID: <87a6csxuof.fsf@ditto.jhoto.spork.org> References: <164961948912.5547.6176778706291368339@vcs2.savannah.gnu.org> <20220410193810.B2511C00890@vcs2.savannah.gnu.org> <8735ik76wv.fsf@yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="21218"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: mu4e 1.6.10; emacs 29.0.50 Cc: Augusto Stoffel , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Po Lu Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Mon Apr 11 03:43:50 2022 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1ndj5p-0005M4-Nn for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Mon, 11 Apr 2022 03:43:50 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:42250 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ndj5o-0003Yl-Hq for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Sun, 10 Apr 2022 21:43:48 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:54132) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ndj4m-0002r3-Gg for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 10 Apr 2022 21:42:44 -0400 Original-Received: from coleridge.kublai.com ([166.84.7.167]:56836 helo=mail.spork.org) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ndj4l-0003Kk-0D for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 10 Apr 2022 21:42:44 -0400 Original-Received: from ditto (unknown [IPv6:2001:470:1f07:1b9:8650:a942:ec5e:856b]) by mail.spork.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id E5A9434D9; Sun, 10 Apr 2022 21:42:08 -0400 (EDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=spork.org; s=dkim; t=1649641332; bh=tDe2v1wl3DV1pn7QgHGvAS/CMjun/G6MMVm2no67/DM=; h=References:From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:In-reply-to; b=nIWrmpQCk61aYvkZ2vycTjUYs6a6NraJ1qkQXirIlFW7xppLs6mMLmObXPmL8Y7zL aBwwZ+RioVhb7a+JGJUvAEZgRvtjLuslwBU7U//D7jxYsyKwTiPqhjyu1Hey6JaDm1 IEluHVn6l8gx7YVWQdQSwXQ0bwP01XrujdTG0ywk= In-reply-to: <8735ik76wv.fsf@yahoo.com> Received-SPF: pass client-ip=166.84.7.167; envelope-from=bjc@spork.org; helo=mail.spork.org X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:288164 Archived-At: Po Lu writes: > Juri Linkov writes: > >> +This function allows to set up the minibuffer so that lazy >> +highlighting of its content is applied in the original window. > > I used to be guilty of this mistake as well, but yesterday I read an > style guide according to which "allows to" is not correct English. It has always struck my (native speaker) ears as odd, but this construction seems to be gaining prominence within the US. > It's probably prudent to replace that with "allows you to" or "allows > users to". One may also say =E2=80=9Callows setting up the minibuffer=E2=80=9D, which= I find the most natural. But any of these choices would be acceptable over =E2=80=9Callows to=E2=80=9D, IMHO. -bjc