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From: Emanuel Berg <incal@dataswamp.org>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Should prefix variable be used in function argument list
Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2022 20:11:02 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87k08na30p.fsf@dataswamp.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 874jzrbiew.fsf@dataswamp.org

>> No, I don't think there is any general rule here.
>> Some functions are meant for interactive use only
>
> Don't pick up a habit doing that ...

Check out the theory on MVC for why ...

Check out the practice of annoying little Elisp pointers in
help mode for why ...

Actually they are useful! So the annoyance should be directed
at the practice which they try to correct at a later stage.
That would be more fair.

-- 
underground experts united
https://dataswamp.org/~incal




  reply	other threads:[~2022-07-08 18:11 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-07-08 17:12 Should prefix variable be used in function argument list carlmarcos--- via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-07-08 17:40 ` Philip Kaludercic
2022-07-08 17:53   ` Emanuel Berg
2022-07-08 18:11     ` Emanuel Berg [this message]
2022-07-09  8:59       ` Philip Kaludercic
2022-07-10  4:14         ` Emanuel Berg
2022-07-08 17:41 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-07-08 18:09   ` Emanuel Berg
2022-07-08 21:08   ` carlmarcos--- via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-07-09  4:57     ` tomas

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