a bug in erc manual

a bug in erc manual

[Leo]

(info "(erc)Modules")

,----
| `completion'
|      Complete nicknames and commands (old).  This is the old module--you
|      might prefer the "completion" module instead.
`----

Does this sentence make sense?

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Re: a bug in erc manual

[Michael Olson]

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Leo <sdl.web@gmail.com> writes:

> (info "(erc)Modules")
>
> ,----
> | `completion'
> |      Complete nicknames and commands (old).  This is the old module--you
> |      might prefer the "completion" module instead.
> `----
>
> Does this sentence make sense?

It makes sense, but perhaps it is terse.  Does the following sound
better?

  This is the old module.  You might prefer to use the "completion"
  module instead.

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Re: a bug in erc manual

[Leo]

Dear Michael,

----- Michael Olson (2007-05-26) wrote:-----

> Leo <sdl.web@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> (info "(erc)Modules")
>>
>> ,----
>> | `completion'
>> |      Complete nicknames and commands (old).  This is the old module--you
>> |      might prefer the "completion" module instead.
>> `----
>>
>> Does this sentence make sense?
>
> It makes sense, but perhaps it is terse.  Does the following sound
> better?
>
>   This is the old module.  You might prefer to use the "completion"
>   module instead.

Does the OLD module has the same name as the NEW one?

Should the second "completion" be "pcomplete"?

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Re: a bug in erc manual

[Jay Belanger]

Michael Olson <mwolson@gnu.org> writes:

> Leo <sdl.web@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> (info "(erc)Modules")
>>
>> ,----
>> | `completion'
>> |      Complete nicknames and commands (old).  This is the old module--you
>> |      might prefer the "completion" module instead.
>> `----
>>
>> Does this sentence make sense?
>
> It makes sense, but perhaps it is terse.  Does the following sound
> better?
>
>   This is the old module.  You might prefer to use the "completion"
>   module instead.

But it's describing the "completion" module.  Perhaps you mean that
the "pcomplete" module is preferable.

Jay

Re: a bug in erc manual

[Miles Bader]

Michael Olson <mwolson@gnu.org> writes:
>> | `completion'
>> |      Complete nicknames and commands (old).  This is the old module--you
>> |      might prefer the "completion" module instead.
...
> It makes sense, but perhaps it is terse.  Does the following sound
> better?
>
>   This is the old module.  You might prefer to use the "completion"
>   module instead.

The old text seems a bit better actually, but I think the problem being
pointed out is the name of the alternative being suggested
("completion") -- it seems to be the same module!

Is it supposed to say `you might prefer the "pcomplete" module instead',
perhaps?  [Sorry I don't have much knowledge of ERC.]

-Miles

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Re: a bug in erc manual

[Michael Olson]

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Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org> writes:

> Michael Olson <mwolson@gnu.org> writes:
>>> | `completion'
>>> |      Complete nicknames and commands (old).  This is the old module--you
>>> |      might prefer the "completion" module instead.
> ...
>> It makes sense, but perhaps it is terse.  Does the following sound
>> better?
>>
>>   This is the old module.  You might prefer to use the "completion"
>>   module instead.
>
> The old text seems a bit better actually, but I think the problem being
> pointed out is the name of the alternative being suggested
> ("completion") -- it seems to be the same module!
>
> Is it supposed to say `you might prefer the "pcomplete" module instead',
> perhaps?  [Sorry I don't have much knowledge of ERC.]

Ah, I had missed that before.  Here's a patch that will clarify things.
Please apply it to both trunk and the Emacs 22 release branch.


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< @item pcomplete
---
> @cindex modules, pcomplete
> @item completion (aka pcomplete)
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< @item completion
---
> @item hecomplete

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