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

[Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>]

> 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.

> >    The @dfn{state} of the group indicates whether setting in that group
> > -has been edited, set or saved.  @xref{Changing a Variable}.
> > +has been edited, set, or saved.  @xref{Changing a Variable}.
> 
> Are we standardising on the Oxford comma now? I heartily approve.

Ah, so that's what it's called...