From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Drew Adams Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#22813: 24.5; doc string of `apropos-variable' - mention C-u Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 06:33:20 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <3c8ac019-cb35-4654-b747-c2eb6493cdd6@default> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1456497271 3115 80.91.229.3 (26 Feb 2016 14:34:31 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 14:34:31 +0000 (UTC) To: Kaushal Modi , 22813@debbugs.gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Feb 26 15:34:16 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1aZJTC-0006gT-No for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 26 Feb 2016 15:34:14 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:50174 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aZJT7-0004OJ-17 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 26 Feb 2016 09:34:09 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:53647) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aZJT3-0004O8-QE for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Feb 2016 09:34:06 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aZJT0-0001K3-5K for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Feb 2016 09:34:05 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:49934) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aZJT0-0001Jx-26 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Feb 2016 09:34:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aZJSz-00055i-Rw for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Feb 2016 09:34:01 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Drew Adams Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 14:34:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 22813 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 22813-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B22813.145649721119533 (code B ref 22813); Fri, 26 Feb 2016 14:34:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 22813) by debbugs.gnu.org; 26 Feb 2016 14:33:31 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:47061 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aZJSV-00054z-8b for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 26 Feb 2016 09:33:31 -0500 Original-Received: from userp1040.oracle.com ([156.151.31.81]:43500) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aZJST-00054m-EY for 22813@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 26 Feb 2016 09:33:29 -0500 Original-Received: from aserv0022.oracle.com (aserv0022.oracle.com [141.146.126.234]) by userp1040.oracle.com (Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2/Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2) with ESMTP id u1QEXMgu027015 (version=TLSv1 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Fri, 26 Feb 2016 14:33:23 GMT Original-Received: from userv0122.oracle.com (userv0122.oracle.com [156.151.31.75]) by aserv0022.oracle.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id u1QEXMAV017747 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL); Fri, 26 Feb 2016 14:33:22 GMT Original-Received: from abhmp0018.oracle.com (abhmp0018.oracle.com [141.146.116.24]) by userv0122.oracle.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id u1QEXLxk000685; Fri, 26 Feb 2016 14:33:21 GMT In-Reply-To: X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook 2.0.1.9 (901082) [OL 12.0.6691.5000 (x86)] X-Source-IP: aserv0022.oracle.com [141.146.126.234] X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:113886 Archived-At: > How about the below patch: >=20 > -When DO-NOT-ALL is non-nil, show user options only, i.e. behave > +With prefix argument DO-NOT-ALL non-nil, show user options only, Conventionally we address doc strings for commands to an interactive user. We say something like "With a prefix argument...", not mentioning it by name as a parameter. We may also (at the end) say something like "When called from Lisp, DO-NOT-ALL..." IOW, the interactive user gets a coherent description that does not involve Lisp parameters s?he need not bother with.