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From: Wolfgang Jenkner <wjenkner@inode.at>
To: Michael Witten <mfwitten@gmail.com>
Cc: 11862@debbugs.gnu.org, Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
Subject: bug#11862: [PATCH 8/9 v3] doc/lispref/intro.texi: More precise language for what a variable is
Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2012 17:55:55 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <85pq88c0nj.fsf@iznogoud.viz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <e2cea1bf3f0444119a71cc64fce7165d-mfwitten@gmail.com>

On Fri, Jul 06 2012, Michael Witten wrote:

> +(@pxref{Symbols}); binding is frequently referred to as @dfn{setting},

This is a bit misleading, except when speaking of previously unbound
symbols or when using "is set" as a stative perfect.  Could you please
give an example where binding a bound symbol is described as "setting"
it?  IMHO, this would be a documentation bug.

Wolfgang





  reply	other threads:[~2012-07-06 15:55 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 36+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-07-04 20:15 bug#11862: [PATCH 0/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Copyediting Michael Witten
2012-07-04 20:15 ` bug#11862: [PATCH 1/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Offset modifier with a comma Michael Witten
2012-07-05 10:13   ` Richard Stallman
2012-07-05 16:52     ` bug#11862: [PATCH 1/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Offset modifier Michael Witten
2012-07-04 20:15 ` bug#11862: [PATCH 2/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: `can' -> `may' Michael Witten
2012-07-05 10:13   ` Richard Stallman
2012-07-04 20:15 ` bug#11862: [PATCH 3/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Eradicate that pesky future tense Michael Witten
2012-07-05 10:13   ` Richard Stallman
2012-07-04 20:15 ` bug#11862: [PATCH 4/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: More precise language Michael Witten
2012-07-05 10:13   ` Richard Stallman
2012-07-04 20:15 ` bug#11862: [PATCH 5/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Use singular form in a sentence Michael Witten
2012-07-04 20:15 ` bug#11862: [PATCH 6/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Re-fill a paragraph Michael Witten
2012-07-04 20:15 ` bug#11862: [PATCH 7/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: `optional' -> `&optional'; Michael Witten
2012-07-05  3:03   ` Glenn Morris
2012-07-04 20:15 ` bug#11862: [PATCH 8/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: More precise language for Michael Witten
2012-07-05 21:50   ` Richard Stallman
2012-07-05 22:55     ` bug#11862: [PATCH 8/9 v2] doc/lispref/intro.texi: More precise language for what a variable is Michael Witten
2012-07-06  1:58       ` bug#11862: [PATCH 8/9 v2] doc/lispref/intro.texi: More preciselanguage " Drew Adams
2012-07-06  8:07         ` bug#11862: [PATCH 8/9 v3] doc/lispref/intro.texi: More precise language " Michael Witten
2012-07-06 15:55           ` Wolfgang Jenkner [this message]
2012-07-06 16:45             ` Drew Adams
2012-07-06 20:06               ` bug#11862: Splitting and simplifying [PATCH 8/9] Michael Witten
2012-07-06 20:17                 ` bug#11862: [PATCH 8a/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Introduce the term `value' early on Michael Witten
2012-07-06 20:18                 ` bug#11862: [PATCH 8b/2] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Reduce and reorganize node `A sample Variable Description' Michael Witten
2012-07-07  9:18             ` bug#11862: [PATCH 8/9 v3] doc/lispref/intro.texi: More precise language for what a variable is Richard Stallman
2012-07-08  4:41           ` bug#11862: [Copyright assignment] Chong Yidong
2012-07-06  6:40       ` bug#11862: [PATCH 8/9 v2] doc/lispref/intro.texi: More precise language for what a variable is Eli Zaretskii
2012-07-04 20:16 ` bug#11862: [PATCH 9/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Use passive voice Michael Witten
2012-07-05 10:14   ` Richard Stallman
2012-07-05 14:04     ` Stephen Berman
2012-07-05 16:37       ` Eli Zaretskii
2012-07-05 16:59         ` Glenn Morris
2012-07-05 17:14         ` Michael Witten
2012-07-05 19:09           ` Stephen Berman
2012-07-05  2:52 ` bug#11862: [PATCH 0/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Copyediting Stefan Monnier
     [not found]   ` <CAMOZ1BsRkioUhGGOuFrmbkMRnJiQ6h=tviNODS11BjG3_jYVbA@mail.gmail.com>
2012-07-05  7:09     ` Glenn Morris

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