From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Luc Teirlinck Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Checking the Emacs Lisp manual Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 18:43:11 -0600 (CST) Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <200403120043.i2C0hBR22616@raven.dms.auburn.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1079093518 14548 80.91.224.253 (12 Mar 2004 12:11:58 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 12:11:58 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Fri Mar 12 13:11:48 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1B1lW0-0004We-00 for ; Fri, 12 Mar 2004 13:11:48 +0100 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1B1lVz-0000zW-00 for ; Fri, 12 Mar 2004 13:11:47 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1B1lBs-0002Cc-7M for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Fri, 12 Mar 2004 06:51:00 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.30) id 1B1kPX-0005Sc-3r for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Mar 2004 06:01:03 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.30) id 1B1anC-0000hv-PG for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Mar 2004 19:45:23 -0500 Original-Received: from [131.204.53.104] (helo=manatee.dms.auburn.edu) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1B1anC-0000ec-5p for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Mar 2004 19:44:50 -0500 Original-Received: from raven.dms.auburn.edu (raven.dms.auburn.edu [131.204.53.29]) by manatee.dms.auburn.edu (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i2C0idKt001415; Thu, 11 Mar 2004 18:44:39 -0600 (CST) Original-Received: (from teirllm@localhost) by raven.dms.auburn.edu (8.11.6+Sun/8.11.6) id i2C0hBR22616; Thu, 11 Mar 2004 18:43:11 -0600 (CST) X-Authentication-Warning: raven.dms.auburn.edu: teirllm set sender to teirllm@dms.auburn.edu using -f Original-To: nferrier@tapsellferrier.co.uk X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:20348 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:20348 Nic Ferrier wrote: After some network problems, I'm just at the point where I'm able to start checking parts of the Emacs Lisp Reference manual. Is there a list somewhere of what has already been checked? If there isn't maybe we should add a file to the CVS? I have read or soon will have read all chapters except: Customization, Advising Functions, Debugging, Command Loop, Keymaps, Modes, Documentation, Backups and Auto-Saving, Windows, Frames, Text, Processes, Display , Calendar and System Interface. I have also read Text up to and including (elisp)Maintaining Undo. I have not yet installed my planned changes to "Sequences Arrays Vectors", "Files" and "Buffers", because there still are outstanding issues. I am waiting for Richard's comments before installing my proposed (small) changes to the introduction. I believe that Richard would like to have at least _double_ coverage of every section, but due to lack of volunteers, that could be difficult. Anyway, the fact that I have already read or am reading a given section should definitely not keep anybody from double checking it. Note that I have found it very useful to do C-h f and C-h v on all described functions and variables. When people make changes, they are supposed to mention them in the NEWS, but in practice, that does definitely not always happen and sometimes the only record of a very non-trivial change is in the docstring or the argument list. Sincerely, Luc.