Re: emacs-26 275e735: More changes in the Emacs manuals

[Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>]

> From: Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com>
> Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
> Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 18:46:06 +0100
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
> 
> >> From: Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com>
> >> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
> >> Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 17:50:59 +0100
> >> 
> >> >    You can use a numeric argument before a self-inserting character to
> >> >  insert multiple copies of it.  This is straightforward when the
> >> > -character is not a digit; for example, @kbd{C-u 6 4 a} inserts 64
> >> > +character is not a digit; for example, @w{@kbd{C-u 6 4 a}} inserts 64
> >> >  copies of the character @samp{a}.  But this does not work for
> >> > -inserting digits; @kbd{C-u 6 4 1} specifies an argument of 641.  You
> >> > -can separate the argument from the digit to insert with another
> >> > -@kbd{C-u}; for example, @kbd{C-u 6 4 C-u 1} does insert 64 copies of
> >> > -the character @samp{1}.
> >> > +inserting digits; @w{@kbd{C-u 6 4 1}} specifies an argument of 641.
> >> > +You can separate the argument from the digit to insert with another
> >> > +@kbd{C-u}; for example, @w{@kbd{C-u 6 4 C-u 1}} does insert 64 copies
> >> > +of the character @samp{1}.
> >> >
> >> 
> >> 'does insert' => 'inserts'. There's no contrasting with a previous
> >> 'does not' phrase going on.
> >
> > Yes, there is such a contrast: note the "does not work" part.
> >
> 
> If it said 'does not insert' I'd agree with you.

It does say that, albeit not literally:

  You can use [...] to insert [...].  But this does not work for
  inserting [...].  You can [...] insert with another 'C-u'; for
  example, 'C-u 6 4 C-u 1' does insert [...].

Sounds pretty clear to me what is being contrasted with what.