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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Van L <van@scratch.space>
Cc: 33440@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#33440: 26.1; grouping `forms' in info:elisp#Index
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2018 17:49:48 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <83zhu3iw9v.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <649C4A33-D7F7-4235-A020-B7FD0E618239@scratch.space> (message from Van L on Tue, 20 Nov 2018 14:22:21 +1100)

> From: Van L <van@scratch.space>
> Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2018 14:22:21 +1100
> 
> This is a suggestion not a bug.
> 
> At (info "(elisp)" Index)
> grouping on a common prefix
> all the entries associated with 'forms'
> at the following context is useful, note that
> 'form' itself occurs further above 'format'.
> 
> And, for (info "(elisp) Forms")
> to go in the index. A first search finds
> all but one entry refer to special forms.
> 
> * formatting time values:                Time Parsing.        (line   6)
> * formfeed:                              Basic Char Syntax.   (line  27)
> * forward-button:                        Button Buffer Commands.
>                                                               (line  32)
> * forward-char:                          Character Motion.    (line  24)
> 
> 
> The grouping on common prefix 'forms' would be like how tooltip is arranged:

I'm not sure I understand the request.  Are you asking for index
entries like "forms, self-evaluating", "forms, symbol", "forms, list",
etc.?





  reply	other threads:[~2018-11-20 15:49 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-11-20  3:22 bug#33440: 26.1; grouping `forms' in info:elisp#Index Van L
2018-11-20 15:49 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2018-11-22 12:31   ` Van L
2018-11-24  8:02     ` Eli Zaretskii

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