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From: drf5n@mug.sys.virginia.edu
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: why `view-lossage' is called so?
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 13:38:44 -0400 (EDT)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0304261318170.278-100000@mug.sys.virginia.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87of2tst8b.fsf_-_@mimuw.edu.pl>

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On 26 Apr 2003, [iso-8859-2] Janusz S. Bieñ wrote:

>
> The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (06 Jun 01) says:
>
> lossage
...
>
> I see no relation between the meaning of the word and the results of
> `view-lossage' commands.

I think of it as more of a lossage-recovery tool:  If you need to
view-lossage, you've probably experienced an unexpected lossage.  It might
make better sense named as 'view-keyboard-log' or 'view-keystroke-log',
but I've always had a hard time guessing the right keywords for emacs
commands.

Dave
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 drf5n@virginia.edu             http://mug.sys.virginia.edu/~drf5n/

  reply	other threads:[~2003-04-26 17:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-08-30 14:46 override defcustom Bruce Ingalls
2002-08-31 16:19 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-09-01  3:27   ` Bruce Ingalls
2002-09-01 18:36     ` Kai Großjohann
2002-09-02 14:32       ` Kai Großjohann
2002-09-03  5:44         ` Bruce Ingalls
2002-09-03 13:04           ` Kai Großjohann
2003-04-26  5:49           ` why `view-lossage' is called so? Janusz S. Bień
2003-04-26 17:38             ` drf5n [this message]
     [not found] <mailman.5233.1051378760.21513.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2003-05-05  0:49 ` Bob Nelson

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