From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#19502: 24.4; Emacs 24.4 on windows: the contents of the system-configuration variable has changed, but its docstring has not. I prefer the behaviour described in the docstring. Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 20:35:23 +0200 Message-ID: <834ms69yxg.fsf@gnu.org> References: <837fx2a68d.fsf@gnu.org> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1420396579 29506 80.91.229.3 (4 Jan 2015 18:36:19 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2015 18:36:19 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 19502-done@debbugs.gnu.org To: Albert Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Jan 04 19:36:12 2015 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 1Y7q26-000178-47 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 04 Jan 2015 19:36:10 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:57775 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Y7q25-0001uK-C0 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 04 Jan 2015 13:36:09 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:38652) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Y7q22-0001uD-GS for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 04 Jan 2015 13:36:07 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Y7q1z-0000hf-67 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 04 Jan 2015 13:36:06 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:55457) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Y7q1z-0000hS-2P for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 04 Jan 2015 13:36:03 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Y7q1y-0004mw-QA for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 04 Jan 2015 13:36:02 -0500 Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 18:36:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: cc-closed 19502 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Mail-Followup-To: 19502@debbugs.gnu.org, eliz@gnu.org, ab.for.lists@gmail.com Original-Received: via spool by 19502-done@debbugs.gnu.org id=D19502.142039652418345 (code D ref 19502); Sun, 04 Jan 2015 18:36:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 19502-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 4 Jan 2015 18:35:24 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:36589 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Y7q1M-0004lo-3H for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 04 Jan 2015 13:35:24 -0500 Original-Received: from mtaout27.012.net.il ([80.179.55.183]:37119) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Y7q1J-0004le-EY for 19502-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 04 Jan 2015 13:35:22 -0500 Original-Received: from conversion-daemon.mtaout27.012.net.il by mtaout27.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) id <0NHO00M0008EP800@mtaout27.012.net.il> for 19502-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 04 Jan 2015 20:27:34 +0200 (IST) Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 ([87.69.4.28]) by mtaout27.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) with ESMTPA id <0NHO00OW80LX3B00@mtaout27.012.net.il>; Sun, 04 Jan 2015 20:27:34 +0200 (IST) In-reply-to: X-012-Sender: halo1@inter.net.il X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 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:97994 Archived-At: > Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2015 18:17:14 +0100 > From: Albert > Cc: 19502@debbugs.gnu.org > > The function x-server-version indeed serves my needs. You are right, > no need to have non-standard behaviour for the system-configuration > variable. In hindsight it is even documented in an obvious > place. However, the wording in the documentation of x-server-version > and x-server-vendor is a little confusing (the relevant snippets are > included at the end of this mail): > > - The elisp manual says "specifically about X displays". I would > expect a word about mswindows here. > > - The docstring of x-server-version is compatible with that, but I > would again expect a word about mswindows. > > - The docstring of x-server-vendor seems to ONLY mention W32 and > Microsoft. I would expect more or less the same text as in the elisp > manual with an extra remark about W32. Thanks, I fixed all these discrepancies, and I'm therefore closing the bug report.