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Tue, 29 May 2018 13:55:25 GMT Original-Received: from abhmp0004.oracle.com (abhmp0004.oracle.com [141.146.116.10]) by userv0122.oracle.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id w4TDtM10024166; Tue, 29 May 2018 13:55:23 GMT In-Reply-To: <<20180528213944.54389.qmail@mail.muc.de>> X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook 2.0.1.9.1 (1003210) [OL 16.0.4690.0 (x86)] X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=nai engine=5900 definitions=8907 signatures=668702 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 suspectscore=0 malwarescore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 spamscore=0 mlxscore=0 mlxlogscore=785 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.0.1-1711220000 definitions=main-1805290158 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" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:146699 Archived-At: > When neither flag 'b' nor flag 'c' is set, you have style "a". If that's the definition of style a then the doc should state that. > > And what about the relation between those "flags" and the "styles"? >=20 > When 'b' is set, you have style "b", when 'c' is set, you have style > "c". I think having both of them set is undefined (but it does leave > room for a style "d" (shudder!)). =20 > > If a flag is an element in a set that is a style, why does the doc use > > chars b and c to name both flags and styles - that just confuses > > things. If you want to relate style "b" to flag 'b' then maybe use > > "B", not "b", as the style name. >=20 > I think that would be less confusing if something like my first sentence > were in the doc somewhere. Both changes are needed, I think. It just confuses to use the same name, with the only difference being single vs double quote chars around it, for two different concepts/things. > > (Yes, I realize that this text is very old - at least as old as Emacs > > 20. But it seems like it could/should be clearer.) >=20 > I though style "c" was somewhat younger. Maybe not. But maybe it could > be clarified. You're right - c is not in Emacs 20, for instance.