From: Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: message's docstring
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:36:10 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <ejae0a$ln$2@sea.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <85r6w9ynpl.fsf@lola.goethe.zz>
David Kastrup wrote:
> "Juanma Barranquero" <lekktu@gmail.com> writes:
>> 2) The docstring doesn't mention that the message is returned.
>> However, several modules do rely on it (files.el, for example, has
>> "(y-or-n-p (message ...))".
>
> That sounds nonsensical. Shouldn't this be
> (y-or-n-p (format ...))
> instead?
Perhaps the author wanted the prompt to be recorded in the *Messages*
buffer.
--
Kevin
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-11-13 18:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-11-12 0:11 message's docstring Juanma Barranquero
2006-11-12 10:16 ` David Kastrup
2006-11-12 12:08 ` Juanma Barranquero
2006-11-12 12:17 ` David Kastrup
2006-11-12 12:20 ` Juanma Barranquero
2006-11-12 12:29 ` David Kastrup
2006-11-12 12:42 ` Juanma Barranquero
2006-11-13 9:43 ` Richard Stallman
2006-11-13 18:36 ` Kevin Rodgers [this message]
2006-11-13 19:04 ` Juanma Barranquero
2006-11-12 21:12 ` Richard Stallman
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