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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Cc: pbreton@cs.umb.edu, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: locate-with-filter
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 06:39:46 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <uy7zft0tp.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200603130018.k2D0I5F12096@raven.dms.auburn.edu> (message from Luc Teirlinck on Sun, 12 Mar 2006 18:18:05 -0600 (CST))

> Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 18:18:05 -0600 (CST)
> From: Luc Teirlinck <teirllm@dms.auburn.edu>
> Cc: pbreton@cs.umb.edu, emacs-devel@gnu.org
> 
>   ;;;###autoload
>   (defun locate (search-string &optional filter)
> !   "Run the program `locate', putting results in `*Locate*' buffer.
>   With prefix arg, prompt for the locate command to run."
>     (interactive
>         (list
> --- 190,196 ----
>   
>   ;;;###autoload
>   (defun locate (search-string &optional filter)
> !   "Run the locate program, putting results in `*Locate*' buffer.
>   With prefix arg, prompt for the locate command to run."

This change is for the worse, IMHO.  The original doc string makes it
clear that `locate' is a program, whereas the new strings could be
misunderstood to talk about some mysterious ``locate program'' (as in
``relocation program'').

There are more instances of using ``the locate program'' in your
changes; I think they all need to be modified in the same way to make
sure the meaning is clear.

  reply	other threads:[~2006-03-13  4:39 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 48+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-03-11 23:46 locate-with-filter Richard Stallman
2006-03-12 23:59 ` locate-with-filter Luc Teirlinck
2006-03-13  0:18   ` locate-with-filter Luc Teirlinck
2006-03-13  4:39     ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2006-03-13 11:30       ` locate-with-filter Peter Breton
2006-03-13 12:55   ` locate-with-filter Richard Stallman
2006-03-14  2:55     ` locate-with-filter Luc Teirlinck
2006-03-14  4:41       ` locate-with-filter Eli Zaretskii
2006-03-14  5:39         ` locate-with-filter Luc Teirlinck
2006-03-14 16:09       ` locate-with-filter Richard Stallman
2006-03-15  5:41         ` locate-with-filter Luc Teirlinck
2006-03-15 13:33           ` locate-with-filter Luc Teirlinck
2006-03-15 13:39             ` locate-with-filter Luc Teirlinck
2006-03-15 20:23           ` locate-with-filter Richard Stallman
2006-03-15 22:47             ` locate-with-filter Luc Teirlinck
2006-03-16 20:18               ` locate-with-filter Richard Stallman
2006-03-17  1:38                 ` locate-with-filter Luc Teirlinck
2006-03-17  2:21                 ` locate-with-filter Luc Teirlinck
2006-03-18  8:44                   ` locate-with-filter Richard Stallman
2006-03-18  8:59                     ` locate-with-filter Nick Roberts
2006-03-18 17:16                       ` locate-with-filter Luc Teirlinck
2006-03-19  4:15                         ` locate-with-filter Nick Roberts
2006-03-19  3:50                           ` locate-with-filter Luc Teirlinck
2006-03-19  4:55                           ` locate-with-filter Luc Teirlinck
2006-03-19  5:09                             ` locate-with-filter Luc Teirlinck
2006-03-19  5:22                               ` locate-with-filter Luc Teirlinck
2006-03-19 21:51                             ` locate-with-filter Richard Stallman
2006-03-20  5:12                               ` locate-with-filter Luc Teirlinck
2006-03-21  1:02                                 ` locate-with-filter Richard Stallman
2006-03-21  1:13                                   ` locate-with-filter Luc Teirlinck
2006-03-29  4:09                                   ` locate-with-filter Luc Teirlinck
2006-03-29 23:02                                     ` locate-with-filter Richard Stallman
2006-03-30  0:29                                       ` locate-with-filter Luc Teirlinck
2006-03-31  3:10                                         ` locate-with-filter Richard Stallman
2006-04-01  1:34                                           ` locate-with-filter Luc Teirlinck
2006-04-01  1:52                                           ` locate-with-filter Luc Teirlinck
2006-03-19  9:09                       ` locate-with-filter Richard Stallman
2006-03-19 20:15                         ` locate-with-filter Nick Roberts
2006-03-19 20:19                           ` locate-with-filter Luc Teirlinck
2006-03-19 22:05                             ` locate-with-filter Nick Roberts
2006-03-20 15:05                           ` locate-with-filter Richard Stallman
2006-03-19  1:28                     ` locate-with-filter Luc Teirlinck
2006-03-19  2:29                       ` locate-with-filter Luc Teirlinck
2006-03-20  6:18                 ` locate-with-filter Stefan Monnier
2006-03-14 16:09       ` locate-with-filter Richard Stallman
2006-03-15  5:37         ` locate-with-filter Luc Teirlinck
2006-03-15  5:48         ` locate-with-filter Luc Teirlinck
2006-03-15 20:23           ` locate-with-filter Richard Stallman

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