From: grischka <grishka@gmx.de>
To: theophilusx@gmail.com
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: display-buffer-alist simplifications
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:01:07 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4E3FEC23.50101@gmx.de> (raw)
Tim Cross wrote:
> However, I still think a doc string of over 280 lines
> is excessive and wonder if part of the reason people have trouble
> understanding it is that there are conflicting objectives in the
> string. On one hand, trying to be very concise and on the other,
> trying to explain something potentially complex.
It wants to look complex, written with lot of redundancy for
people who can't understand concepts, and with lots of 'cons'
and 'car' for people who can't read lisp.
The message between the lines is clearly: "You don't want to
use this if you know what you're doing."
--- grischka
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2011-08-08 14:01 grischka [this message]
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2011-08-10 16:31 display-buffer-alist simplifications grischka
2011-08-10 17:06 ` Drew Adams
2011-08-04 19:59 grischka
2011-08-04 21:01 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-05 20:33 ` grischka
2011-08-07 18:22 ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-08 0:59 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-08 9:07 ` martin rudalics
2011-07-24 21:44 grischka
2011-07-25 9:18 ` martin rudalics
2011-07-25 11:22 ` grischka
2011-07-26 6:18 ` Juri Linkov
2011-07-27 13:07 ` grischka
2011-07-30 8:40 ` Juri Linkov
2011-07-31 15:48 ` grischka
2011-08-01 8:23 ` Juri Linkov
2011-07-16 20:35 Chong Yidong
2011-07-17 1:38 ` Juanma Barranquero
2011-07-17 9:41 ` martin rudalics
2011-07-17 9:40 ` martin rudalics
2011-07-18 15:15 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-07-18 18:52 ` martin rudalics
2011-07-18 20:34 ` Juanma Barranquero
2011-07-18 21:28 ` Drew Adams
2011-08-02 1:36 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-02 14:26 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-02 16:41 ` Drew Adams
2011-08-03 16:22 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-03 17:36 ` Drew Adams
2011-08-04 13:59 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-04 15:48 ` Drew Adams
2011-08-02 18:38 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-03 16:23 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-04 18:16 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-05 16:01 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-05 17:45 ` Drew Adams
2011-08-06 13:29 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-06 15:33 ` Drew Adams
2011-08-07 8:32 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-05 19:22 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-06 13:45 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-08 2:41 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-08 4:59 ` Tim Cross
2011-08-08 9:12 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-08 13:42 ` Drew Adams
2011-08-08 19:14 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-09 12:55 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-09 18:26 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-10 7:10 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-05 16:45 ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-05 19:22 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-07 18:17 ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-08 0:54 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-08 9:45 ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-08 19:28 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-09 9:08 ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-09 18:14 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-09 12:56 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-09 18:27 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-08 20:51 ` Chong Yidong
2011-08-08 21:34 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-09 9:11 ` Juri Linkov
2011-07-23 7:56 ` martin rudalics
2011-07-23 8:26 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-07-23 18:39 ` martin rudalics
2011-07-23 17:22 ` Chong Yidong
2011-07-23 18:40 ` martin rudalics
2011-07-23 19:26 ` Chong Yidong
2011-07-24 10:07 ` martin rudalics
2011-07-24 13:54 ` Chong Yidong
2011-07-24 17:05 ` martin rudalics
2011-07-24 17:11 ` martin rudalics
2011-07-24 21:32 ` Chong Yidong
2011-07-25 9:18 ` martin rudalics
2011-07-25 9:29 ` Štěpán Němec
2011-07-25 11:41 ` Juanma Barranquero
2011-07-26 1:03 ` Tim Cross
2011-07-25 11:15 ` Juri Linkov
2011-07-26 1:15 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2011-07-26 5:21 ` David Kastrup
2011-07-26 9:10 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2011-07-26 10:50 ` David Kastrup
2011-07-26 6:15 ` Juri Linkov
2011-07-31 13:47 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-01 8:03 ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-01 18:57 ` martin rudalics
2011-07-31 13:49 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-01 8:08 ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-01 18:57 ` martin rudalics
2011-07-27 2:43 ` Chong Yidong
2011-07-27 4:59 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-07-27 8:08 ` Tim Cross
2011-07-27 11:25 ` Juanma Barranquero
2011-07-27 11:27 ` Juanma Barranquero
2011-07-27 11:30 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2011-07-27 11:47 ` David Kastrup
2011-07-27 12:04 ` Juanma Barranquero
2011-07-27 12:02 ` Juanma Barranquero
2011-07-27 16:16 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-07-27 15:52 ` Drew Adams
2011-07-28 15:57 ` Chong Yidong
2011-07-31 13:46 ` martin rudalics
2011-07-27 16:10 ` martin rudalics
2011-07-27 20:27 ` Juri Linkov
2011-07-28 2:12 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2011-07-28 2:35 ` Juanma Barranquero
2011-07-28 4:46 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-07-28 7:45 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2011-07-28 9:09 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-07-29 1:39 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2011-07-29 6:51 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-07-29 7:44 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2011-07-29 7:58 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-07-30 16:08 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2011-07-30 16:28 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-07-30 16:45 ` David Kastrup
2011-07-30 17:12 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-07-31 9:07 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2011-07-29 11:09 ` Juanma Barranquero
2011-07-28 16:41 ` Chong Yidong
2011-07-29 11:04 ` Juri Linkov
2011-07-31 13:48 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-01 8:12 ` Juri Linkov
2011-07-31 13:48 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-01 8:19 ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-01 18:57 ` martin rudalics
2011-07-31 13:48 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-01 8:20 ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-01 17:13 ` Chong Yidong
2011-08-01 23:34 ` Andy Moreton
2011-08-02 14:24 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-02 16:41 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-03 16:22 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-03 16:26 ` Nix
2011-08-03 16:40 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-04 2:27 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-04 14:00 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-04 20:07 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-03 20:29 ` Chong Yidong
2011-08-04 13:59 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-05 17:48 ` Chong Yidong
2011-08-06 13:30 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-08 1:27 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-08 9:10 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-08 9:49 ` Andreas Röhler
2011-08-08 9:52 ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-08 12:26 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-08 18:51 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-09 12:55 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-09 18:19 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-10 7:10 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-10 13:01 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-11 9:35 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-11 13:50 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-12 14:05 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-12 18:03 ` Chong Yidong
2011-08-13 2:29 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-13 13:44 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-13 14:32 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-16 9:33 ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-16 15:37 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-17 9:27 ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-18 6:57 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-13 13:44 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-13 2:29 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-13 13:44 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-13 14:30 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-28 8:05 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-29 9:34 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-29 15:17 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-29 15:07 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-29 19:04 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-29 19:45 ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-30 4:10 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-31 1:43 ` Chong Yidong
2011-08-31 2:07 ` Drew Adams
2011-08-31 3:01 ` Chong Yidong
2011-08-31 9:33 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-31 9:57 ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-31 11:46 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-31 15:42 ` Chong Yidong
2011-08-31 16:59 ` Juri Linkov
2011-09-01 2:06 ` Chong Yidong
2011-09-02 1:33 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-09-02 14:54 ` Chong Yidong
2011-08-31 15:56 ` Chong Yidong
2011-09-01 0:25 ` martin rudalics
2011-09-01 2:04 ` Chong Yidong
2011-09-01 15:35 ` martin rudalics
2011-09-01 16:07 ` Chong Yidong
2011-08-31 13:33 ` Drew Adams
2011-09-01 1:35 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2011-08-09 4:41 ` John Yates
2011-08-08 18:43 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-09 0:47 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2011-08-09 12:54 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-09 18:12 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-10 7:09 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-10 10:42 ` Štěpán Němec
2011-08-10 12:50 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-10 14:26 ` Drew Adams
2011-08-10 9:17 ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-10 13:11 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-08 9:49 ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-08 19:31 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-07 18:12 ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-02 18:01 ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-03 16:22 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-01 18:57 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-01 16:16 ` Chong Yidong
2011-08-01 18:57 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-02 2:36 ` Chong Yidong
2011-08-03 6:39 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2011-07-23 19:42 ` Chong Yidong
2011-07-24 10:07 ` martin rudalics
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