From: source liu <sourceonly@gmail.com>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org, Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
Subject: Re: problem repeat entry for a number
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:12:39 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAAzVxgNAM4hXG2mnCfoezOPz8X4G954xfbY9C5UyWnwaQ08_WA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CFC583040873400BB4B547C428B45A35@us.oracle.com>
On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 11:49 PM, Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> wrote:
>> In the first way, we could read it as [correct]:
>> C-u (following the digits or minus sign) ends the argument.
> ...
>> In the second way, we could read it as:
>> ((C-u following the digits) or (minus sign)) ends the argument.
> ...
>> Is there anything you would
>> suggest to the Emacs hackers for the purpose of improving the
>> text so that it expresses well (unambiguously and in good style)
>> the _correct_ description (the first way) of the behavior?
>
> Following the digits or minus sign, C-u ends the argument.
>
> or
>
> If hit again after typing the digits or minus sign, C-u ends the argument.
>
> or
>
> To end the argument, hit C-u after typing the digits or minus sign.
>
Yes, i can follow the sentences at my first glance. but in fact it is
not my first glance on this issue up till now. :)
The style of the 3rd one sounds better to me.
Thanks.
Regards
--
Liu An
Institution of modern physics, Shanghai, China
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Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-03-07 3:03 problem repeat entry for a number source liu
2012-03-07 3:42 ` Jambunathan K
2012-03-07 4:13 ` source liu
2012-03-07 5:00 ` Deniz Dogan
2012-03-07 8:59 ` source liu
2012-03-07 5:32 ` Teemu Likonen
2012-03-07 9:01 ` source liu
2012-03-08 8:05 ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2012-03-08 8:17 ` source liu
2012-03-08 8:54 ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2012-03-08 9:25 ` source liu
2012-03-12 11:17 ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2012-03-13 3:13 ` source liu
2012-03-13 10:46 ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2012-03-13 15:34 ` source liu
2012-03-14 7:22 ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2012-03-14 8:46 ` source liu
2012-03-13 15:49 ` Drew Adams
2012-03-14 2:12 ` source liu [this message]
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