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 12:47:21 -0700 Message-ID: <003c01c9d728$4b9db460$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com> References: <000201c9d675$cf77ea70$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com><002b01c9d716$551483f0$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com><87eiunsh7c.fsf@mail.jurta.org><002d01c9d722$7108c5b0$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com> <87bpprr0y4.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 1242591143 2087 80.91.229.12 (17 May 2009 20:12:23 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 20:12:23 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 3314@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com, rms@gnu.org, emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org To: "'Juri Linkov'" Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun May 17 22:12:16 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 1M5miV-0003V7-Vz for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 17 May 2009 22:12:16 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:57945 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1M5miU-00045J-Jf for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 17 May 2009 16:12:14 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1M5miP-00043k-7J for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 17 May 2009 16:12:09 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1M5miI-0003ze-0j for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 17 May 2009 16:12:07 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=33548 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1M5miG-0003yj-PT for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 17 May 2009 16:12:00 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu ([138.23.92.77]:54238) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1M5miF-0002AP-VK for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 17 May 2009 16:12:00 -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 n4HKBunK024026; Sun, 17 May 2009 13:11:57 -0700 Original-Received: (from debbugs@localhost) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id n4HJt4Fr017880; Sun, 17 May 2009 12:55:04 -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 19:55:04 +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 submit@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com id=B.124258966716306 (code B ref -1); Sun, 17 May 2009 19:55:04 +0000 Original-Received: (at submit) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 17 May 2009 19:47:47 +0000 X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org (fencepost.gnu.org [140.186.70.10]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id n4HJliLP016294 for ; Sun, 17 May 2009 12:47:45 -0700 Original-Received: from mx10.gnu.org ([199.232.76.166]:56522) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1M5mKk-00027w-Te for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Sun, 17 May 2009 15:47:43 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1M5mKk-0005ET-8C for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Sun, 17 May 2009 15:47:42 -0400 Original-Received: from acsinet12.oracle.com ([141.146.126.234]:48444) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1M5mKi-0005Dk-0k; Sun, 17 May 2009 15:47:40 -0400 Original-Received: from rgminet15.oracle.com (rcsinet15.oracle.com [148.87.113.117]) by acsinet12.oracle.com (Switch-3.3.1/Switch-3.3.1) with ESMTP id n4HJlBAO004563 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Sun, 17 May 2009 19:47:13 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 n4HJlOWP017683; Sun, 17 May 2009 19:47:25 GMT Original-Received: from dradamslap1 (/98.210.250.59) by default (Oracle Beehive Gateway v4.0) with ESMTP ; Sun, 17 May 2009 12:47:21 -0700 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 In-reply-to: <87bpprr0y4.fsf@mail.jurta.org> Thread-Index: AcnXJMkhM9yWmH7uT+aY7fiWSqt1AgAAuzRg 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=0001.0A010202.4A1069CA.0168:SCFSTAT5015188,ss=1,fgs=0 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 1) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) Resent-Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 16:12:07 -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:27935 gmane.emacs.pretest.bugs:24444 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 > > You cannot use periods, commas, colons or parentheses within > a node name. Then: Register - Position Register - Text Register - Rectangle Register - Frames/Windows Register - Number Register - File If the nound comes first, for completion purposes etc., then some separator must be used to eliminate interpretation of the same word ("register") as an adjective. However, elsewhere we generally do not bother much to put the noun first, to facilitate completion etc. We use, for example: Basic Parameters Position Parameters Size Parameters Layout Parameters ... not Parameters - Basic Parameters - Position Parameters - Size Parameters - Layout