From: Emanuel Berg <moasen@zoho.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: on adding a function call to a s-exp
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2018 21:18:48 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <86muvysdev.fsf@zoho.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: mailman.1848.1528914250.1292.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Drew Adams wrote:
> Predictable in the code does not imply
> visible to users and understood by them.
>
> It doesn't follow that just because (1) the
> code of a command is deterministic and can be
> well understood, (2) a user understands it or
> knows what to expect.
It is not an implication in the logical sense
but in practice it is what happens. If it
doesn't, either the DWIM implementation is
lacking, or the whole situation was unfit for
DWIM to begin with.
--
underground experts united
http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2018-06-13 19:18 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 42+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2018-06-09 22:05 on adding a function call to a s-exp Robert Girault
2018-06-10 2:38 ` Noam Postavsky
2018-06-10 4:46 ` João Távora
[not found] ` <mailman.1619.1528606007.1292.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2018-06-11 1:04 ` Robert Girault
2018-06-11 1:30 ` Noam Postavsky
2018-06-12 14:40 ` João Távora
2018-06-12 21:34 ` Noam Postavsky
[not found] ` <mailman.1644.1528680649.1292.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2018-06-11 14:29 ` Robert Girault
2018-06-12 14:24 ` João Távora
[not found] ` <mailman.1739.1528813488.1292.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2018-06-13 21:06 ` Robert Girault
2018-06-10 21:28 ` Xavier Maillard
[not found] ` <mailman.1614.1528598292.1292.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2018-06-11 0:59 ` Robert Girault
2018-06-11 1:21 ` Michael Heerdegen
2018-06-11 1:26 ` Michael Heerdegen
2018-06-11 2:18 ` Michael Heerdegen
[not found] ` <mailman.1642.1528680086.1292.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2018-06-11 14:35 ` Robert Girault
2018-06-12 14:34 ` João Távora
2018-06-12 15:14 ` Óscar Fuentes
2018-06-12 16:17 ` Drew Adams
2018-06-12 16:26 ` João Távora
2018-06-13 7:11 ` Andreas Röhler
2018-06-13 10:44 ` João Távora
2018-06-13 14:39 ` Drew Adams
2018-06-13 15:31 ` João Távora
2018-06-13 16:03 ` Drew Adams
2018-06-13 16:01 ` Andreas Röhler
2018-06-13 16:17 ` João Távora
[not found] ` <mailman.1823.1528906669.1292.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2018-06-13 16:48 ` Emanuel Berg
2018-06-13 17:32 ` João Távora
2018-06-13 18:23 ` Drew Adams
[not found] ` <mailman.1848.1528914250.1292.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2018-06-13 19:18 ` Emanuel Berg [this message]
2018-06-12 16:24 ` João Távora
2018-06-12 17:00 ` Eric Abrahamsen
2018-06-12 17:04 ` Óscar Fuentes
2018-06-12 17:07 ` Eric Abrahamsen
2018-06-12 17:19 ` João Távora
2018-06-12 17:26 ` Eric Abrahamsen
2018-06-12 17:16 ` João Távora
[not found] ` <mailman.1747.1528820272.1292.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2018-06-13 21:09 ` Robert Girault
[not found] ` <mailman.1740.1528814086.1292.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2018-06-13 21:02 ` Robert Girault
2018-06-13 21:32 ` João Távora
[not found] ` <mailman.1637.1528666199.1292.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2018-06-11 1:05 ` Robert Girault
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