From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#66303: [PATCH] Document 'M-x align' in the Emacs manual Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2023 14:17:10 +0300 Message-ID: <83v8b9qwqx.fsf@gnu.org> References: <83wmw56md7.fsf@gnu.org> <83edi94ic9.fsf@gnu.org> <83bkda28rr.fsf@gnu.org> <83fs2dskel.fsf@gnu.org> <831qdxsdoj.fsf@gnu.org> Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="4553"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: 66303-done@debbugs.gnu.org To: Eshel Yaron Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Sat Oct 14 13:18:05 2023 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1qrcej-0000w1-Gi for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Sat, 14 Oct 2023 13:18:05 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1qrceK-0003Il-IX; Sat, 14 Oct 2023 07:17:40 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1qrceJ-0003IH-AH for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 14 Oct 2023 07:17:39 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:5::43]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1qrceJ-00025h-29 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 14 Oct 2023 07:17:39 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1qrceg-0007Kw-7H for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 14 Oct 2023 07:18:02 -0400 Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2023 11:18:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: cc-closed 66303 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: patch Mail-Followup-To: 66303@debbugs.gnu.org, eliz@gnu.org, me@eshelyaron.com Original-Received: via spool by 66303-done@debbugs.gnu.org id=D66303.169728226428171 (code D ref 66303); Sat, 14 Oct 2023 11:18:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 66303-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 14 Oct 2023 11:17:44 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:47996 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1qrceO-0007KJ-6S for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 14 Oct 2023 07:17:44 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:59438) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1qrceK-0007K4-6t for 66303-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 14 Oct 2023 07:17:43 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1qrcdq-0001zq-Vm; Sat, 14 Oct 2023 07:17:11 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnu.org; s=fencepost-gnu-org; h=References:Subject:In-Reply-To:To:From:Date: mime-version; bh=+JHXJYxt+Ptafdnl4Zqlf4a1fBGABqEqXH0UuOfWK9Y=; b=R4kkfE2XQ40u /3x5gJyBZyYQGDNr2YEjZX8sCsygbI/+hFQEL1iZtHNim+ESyPJt3b9hOZykofSYXbs8tX8AjqFEh yrxmd3lk+rofaGTyLixYvmZng5M8sPqkYQyoSdVneYMYjmj+i3YZKFeDKsoFwKi7Ccw37tqtqMBFz JjpQSazVz8/hNL6YAe0I/v5zkr0cGLpcgujh08v7dhURUcVflZzWs/Bb41TeoTLLVwInGmwJo7w9o pMbvVVovk2LBZ5EjekdOPYg7Borwy77j/lvcG2ioG3fTPcbPB2BJVqPefbUjSV9BURk2tY7E31aAT vPGFmTQ0LVSYEDQtNCrR2Q==; In-Reply-To: (message from Eshel Yaron on Sat, 14 Oct 2023 12:47:05 +0200) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list 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-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:272407 Archived-At: > From: Eshel Yaron > Cc: 66303@debbugs.gnu.org > Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2023 12:47:05 +0200 > > Eli Zaretskii writes: > > >> From: Eshel Yaron > >> Cc: 66303@debbugs.gnu.org > >> Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2023 12:02:20 +0200 > >> > >> > Here and elsewhere you mention regexp sub-expressions. Please add in > >> > those places a cross-reference to where sub-expressions are described > >> > in the manual, since this is an advanced aspect of regexps with which > >> > some readers might not be well acquainted. > >> > >> Sure, I've added cross-references to the "Regular Expressions" node in > >> the Elisp manual. Alternatively, we could link to "Regexp Backslash" in > >> the Emacs manual, if you think that's preferable. > > > > It is better to cross-reference to the same manual, assuming it does > > document the sub-expressions. Only if it doesn't document them well > > enough should we cross-reference to ELisp. > > Neither manual documents the concept of sub-expressions in detail > AFAICT, both only describe the relevant syntax. The text in the Elisp > manual seems a bit more relevant to me, but I can see how sticking to > the Emacs manual may be preferable. I'm attaching a revised (v5) patch > that refers to "Regexp Backslash" in the Emacs manual instead. I've > also added a reference to this bug number in the commit message: Thanks, installed on the emacs-29 branch, and closing the bug.