From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Richard Stallman Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: doctor.el and // and $ Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2002 14:02:48 -0400 Sender: emacs-devel-admin@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <87d6rt4ui3.fsf@computer.localdomain> Reply-To: rms@gnu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.gmane.org X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1031249038 10176 127.0.0.1 (5 Sep 2002 18:03:58 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 18:03:58 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17n0yz-0002dz-00 for ; Thu, 05 Sep 2002 20:03:57 +0200 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 17n1Ym-0006X7-00 for ; Thu, 05 Sep 2002 20:40:56 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17n10c-0005rX-00; Thu, 05 Sep 2002 14:05:38 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 17n0xv-0005hZ-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Sep 2002 14:02:51 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 17n0xt-0005h5-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Sep 2002 14:02:51 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([199.232.76.164]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17n0xt-0005gy-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Sep 2002 14:02:49 -0400 Original-Received: from rms by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.10) id 17n0xs-0000bE-00; Thu, 05 Sep 2002 14:02:48 -0400 Original-To: deego@glue.umd.edu In-Reply-To: <87d6rt4ui3.fsf@computer.localdomain> (message from D. Goel on 04 Sep 2002 11:58:12 -0400) Errors-To: emacs-devel-admin@gnu.org X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:7573 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:7573 doctor.el follows its namespace nicely, except that it defines // and $. It seems to me that given how infrequently doctor.el is used, it should not take up such "small" , otherwise convenient symbols. In fact, the way i discovered it was when my own // and $ got overwritten by doctor.el... if folks agree i will gladly submit a patch.. :) In principle, this is right--but I am afraid it will make the doctor code a lot harder to read. Perhaps let's use doc// and doc$. BTW, how does one "normally" get to see doctor-rms etc. in action? (other than typing M-: (doctor-rms) ? I don't know how the program works. Does anyone here know?