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#3568: 23.0.94; no doc for character composition Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2016 08:07:40 +0300 Message-ID: <83h9emxqw3.fsf@gnu.org> References: < <87potadfe9.fsf@gnus.org>> <<623906f5-d8d6-416b-b435-7f3b0f44944a@default>> <<83mvoeyfpx.fsf@gnu.org>> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1461820164 28314 80.91.229.3 (28 Apr 2016 05:09:24 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2016 05:09:24 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 3568@debbugs.gnu.org, larsi@gnus.org To: Drew Adams Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Apr 28 07:09:14 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 1aveCQ-0007qo-AB for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 28 Apr 2016 07:09:14 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:46515 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aveCP-00089v-Eh for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 28 Apr 2016 01:09:13 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:49686) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aveCI-0007zK-5y for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Apr 2016 01:09:09 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aveCE-0007G4-6y for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Apr 2016 01:09:06 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:38722) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aveCE-0007Fy-4F for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Apr 2016 01:09:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1aveCE-0005Uo-0N for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Apr 2016 01:09:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2016 05:09:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 3568 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 3568-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B3568.146182009121066 (code B ref 3568); Thu, 28 Apr 2016 05:09:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 3568) by debbugs.gnu.org; 28 Apr 2016 05:08:11 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:51059 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1aveBL-0005Tf-SE for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 28 Apr 2016 01:08:11 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:58604) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1aveBH-0005T6-5z for 3568@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 28 Apr 2016 01:08:06 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aveB8-00077N-0W for 3568@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 28 Apr 2016 01:07:57 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:38630) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aveB7-00077J-Ta; Thu, 28 Apr 2016 01:07:53 -0400 Original-Received: from 84.94.185.246.cable.012.net.il ([84.94.185.246]:3477 helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:128) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1aveB7-0004FL-2v; Thu, 28 Apr 2016 01:07:53 -0400 In-reply-to: (message from Drew Adams on Wed, 27 Apr 2016 14:18:20 -0700 (PDT)) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] 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:117009 Archived-At: > Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 14:18:20 -0700 (PDT) > From: Drew Adams > Cc: larsi@gnus.org, 3568@debbugs.gnu.org > > > > What the bug report mentions. I don't think that a doc string for > > > one command covers this topic. > > > > Well, I think it does. You could change my mind by telling what is it > > that you miss in that doc string. > > I'd like an explanation of character composition, in the Elisp manual. Would copying the doc string of compose-region into the manual do what you want? If not, what in that doc string is missing or not explained well enough? > As one user, I know nothing about this. And I still know nothing > about it after reading that doc string. FWIW. I don't understand this claim. You certainly know what the doc string says, which is definitely not "nothing". Is this a serious bug report? If it is, would you please help me understand what is missing in the documentation, by at least answering my questions, if not by elaborating some more about the problem? TIA.