From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Drew Adams" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs,gmane.emacs.pretest.bugs Subject: bug#3314: 23.0.93; Emacs manual, node RegPos Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 12:05:27 -0700 Message-ID: <002d01c9d722$7108c5b0$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com> References: <000201c9d675$cf77ea70$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com><002b01c9d716$551483f0$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com> <87eiunsh7c.fsf@mail.jurta.org> Reply-To: Drew Adams , 3314@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1242587635 24937 80.91.229.12 (17 May 2009 19:13:55 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 19:13:55 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 3314@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com, rms@gnu.org, emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org To: "'Drew Adams'" , "'Juri Linkov'" Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun May 17 21:13:47 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1M5lnt-0000pA-Q3 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 17 May 2009 21:13:46 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:45217 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1M5lnt-0005sq-50 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 17 May 2009 15:13:45 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1M5lmK-0004yJ-Bx for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 17 May 2009 15:12:08 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1M5lmE-0004uq-GV for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 17 May 2009 15:12:07 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=55010 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1M5lmD-0004uQ-Pb for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 17 May 2009 15:12:01 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu ([138.23.92.77]:49983) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1M5lmC-00071h-JA for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 17 May 2009 15:12:01 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu (rzlab.ucr.edu [127.0.0.1]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id n4HJBuEg006077; Sun, 17 May 2009 12:11:57 -0700 Original-Received: (from debbugs@localhost) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id n4HJA8rZ005022; Sun, 17 May 2009 12:10:08 -0700 X-Loop: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com Resent-From: "Drew Adams" Resent-To: bug-submit-list@donarmstrong.com Resent-CC: Emacs Bugs Resent-Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 19:10:08 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com X-Emacs-PR-Message: followup 3314 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 3314-submit@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com id=B3314.12425871424025 (code B ref 3314); Sun, 17 May 2009 19:10:08 +0000 Original-Received: (at 3314) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 17 May 2009 19:05:42 +0000 X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. Original-Received: from acsinet11.oracle.com (acsinet11.oracle.com [141.146.126.233]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id n4HJ5brr003994 for <3314@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com>; Sun, 17 May 2009 12:05:38 -0700 Original-Received: from rgminet15.oracle.com (rcsinet15.oracle.com [148.87.113.117]) by acsinet11.oracle.com (Switch-3.3.1/Switch-3.3.1) with ESMTP id n4HJ5vFd027798 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Sun, 17 May 2009 19:05:58 GMT Original-Received: from abhmt002.oracle.com (abhmt002.oracle.com [141.146.116.11]) by rgminet15.oracle.com (Switch-3.3.1/Switch-3.3.1) with ESMTP id n4HJ5URh014671; Sun, 17 May 2009 19:05:31 GMT Original-Received: from dradamslap1 (/98.210.250.59) by default (Oracle Beehive Gateway v4.0) with ESMTP ; Sun, 17 May 2009 12:05:27 -0700 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 In-reply-to: Thread-Index: AcnXIIb21Ec427j/QkChPNK6tDcF2AAAQZFQAAALUVA= X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3350 X-Source-IP: abhmt002.oracle.com [141.146.116.11] X-Auth-Type: Internal IP X-CT-RefId: str=0001.0A090207.4A105FF8.0105:SCFSTAT5015188,ss=1,fgs=0 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) Resent-Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 15:12:07 -0400 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:27927 gmane.emacs.pretest.bugs:24441 Archived-At: > > RegPos -> Register Positions > > RegText -> Register Text > > RegRect -> Register Rectangles > > RegConfig -> Register Configurations > > RegNumbers -> Register Numbers > > RegFiles -> Register Files > > I agree 100%. Thanks. Oops - except it would be better not to let those names suggest that "register" is used here as an adjective. It's not about a register position; it's about a positional register. So perhaps: Register, Position Register, Text Register, Rectangle Register, Frames/Windows Register, Number Register, File All use the singular except Frames or Windows, which is a (singular) configuration of frames or windows. "Configuration" alone is not too helpful. "Frames/Windows" is only 1 char longer. "Frames or Windows" is 4 chars longer.