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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Van L <van@scratch.space>
Cc: 31579-done@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#31579: emacs-lisp-intro.texi - line 1267 - echo area shows `4 (#o4, #x4, ?\C-d)' and not just `4'.
Date: Thu, 24 May 2018 19:52:34 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <83d0xlatd9.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <B9690D6F-53C5-4E01-89BC-954461B1C5A0@scratch.space> (message from Van L on Thu, 24 May 2018 20:38:12 +1000)

> From: Van L <van@scratch.space>
> Date: Thu, 24 May 2018 20:38:12 +1000
> 
> It could say, ``You will see the number @code{4} (and other details in a list) appear in the echo area.''

I preferred to describe the other details in a footnote, so that the
text sounds less vague, and thus runs a lower risk of confusing
people.

(The original text evidently wasn't updated when the display of
integer evaluation was changed sometimes during the Emacs 20.x
series.)

Thanks.





  reply	other threads:[~2018-05-24 16:52 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-05-24 10:38 bug#31579: emacs-lisp-intro.texi - line 1267 - echo area shows `4 (#o4, #x4, ?\C-d)' and not just `4' Van L
2018-05-24 16:52 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2018-05-24 23:56   ` Van L

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