From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Lute Kamstra <Lute.Kamstra.lists@xs4all.nl>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: goto-line documentation update.
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:09:54 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <uod0blegt.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <874p242r1b.fsf@speer.lan>
> From: Lute Kamstra <Lute.Kamstra.lists@xs4all.nl>
> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:01:04 +0100
>
> I've updated the documentation of goto-line in the lisp manual.
Thanks.
> Any objections?
No, but some comments.
> ! encounters the end of the accessible portion but not the real end of
^^^
A comma is missing here (yes, I know: it was missing in the original
text as well).
> ! uses @var{buffer} instead of the current buffer and and displays it in
Two "and"s.
> ! another window if it was not already visible.
^
I think we need a comma here.
> In an interactive call, @var{line} is the numeric prefix argument if
> ! you provide one. Otherwise @var{line} is read in the minibuffer. If
^
and here. Also "read from the minibuffer" is better, I think.
> ! there is a number in the buffer at point, it is the default for
> ! @var{line}. If you just provide the universal argument,
> ! @code{goto-line} uses the most recently selected buffer other than the
> ! current buffer and reads @var{line} in the minibuffer.
Do we need such a detailed description of the interactive invocation
in the ELisp manual? I think these details belong in the Emacs
manual, not here.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-11-19 19:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-11-19 6:01 goto-line documentation update Lute Kamstra
2008-11-19 19:09 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2008-11-20 6:36 ` Lute Kamstra
2008-11-19 23:28 ` Juri Linkov
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