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* Re: emacs-28 b9ac8c29ae: Improve terminal-live-p docstring
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@ 2022-07-22 10:17   ` Po Lu
  2022-07-22 10:32     ` Robert Pluim
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Po Lu @ 2022-07-22 10:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: emacs-devel; +Cc: Robert Pluim

Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com> writes:

> Uses the terminal of the currently selected frame if OBJECT is nil.

Active voice alert!



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* Re: emacs-28 b9ac8c29ae: Improve terminal-live-p docstring
  2022-07-22 10:17   ` emacs-28 b9ac8c29ae: Improve terminal-live-p docstring Po Lu
@ 2022-07-22 10:32     ` Robert Pluim
  2022-07-22 11:56       ` Po Lu
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Robert Pluim @ 2022-07-22 10:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Po Lu; +Cc: emacs-devel

>>>>> On Fri, 22 Jul 2022 18:17:43 +0800, Po Lu <luangruo@yahoo.com> said:

    Po> Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com> writes:
    >> Uses the terminal of the currently selected frame if OBJECT is nil.

    Po> Active voice alert!

I could understand the objection if Iʼd said "is used", but saying
"Use the terminal" sounds a little unnatural and forced.

How about punting completely, and saying:

OBJECT nil means use the terminal of the currently selected frame.

Robert
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* Re: emacs-28 b9ac8c29ae: Improve terminal-live-p docstring
  2022-07-22 10:32     ` Robert Pluim
@ 2022-07-22 11:56       ` Po Lu
  2022-07-22 12:20         ` Robert Pluim
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Po Lu @ 2022-07-22 11:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Robert Pluim; +Cc: emacs-devel

Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com> writes:

> "Use the terminal" sounds a little unnatural and forced.

I think that's already used in some places.

> How about punting completely, and saying:
>
> OBJECT nil means use the terminal of the currently selected frame.

Sure.  Or maybe "If OBJECT is nil, use the terminal..."

Thanks.



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* Re: emacs-28 b9ac8c29ae: Improve terminal-live-p docstring
  2022-07-22 11:56       ` Po Lu
@ 2022-07-22 12:20         ` Robert Pluim
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Robert Pluim @ 2022-07-22 12:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Po Lu; +Cc: emacs-devel

>>>>> On Fri, 22 Jul 2022 19:56:51 +0800, Po Lu <luangruo@yahoo.com> said:

    Po> Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com> writes:
    >> "Use the terminal" sounds a little unnatural and forced.

    Po> I think that's already used in some places.

    >> How about punting completely, and saying:
    >> 
    >> OBJECT nil means use the terminal of the currently selected frame.

    Po> Sure.  Or maybe "If OBJECT is nil, use the terminal..."

I stole^wwas inspired by the wording from `terminal-name'.

Robert
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