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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Christopher Yeleighton <giecrilj@stegny.2a.pl>
Cc: 68788-done@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#68788: 29.1; fancy-startup-text help string is inaccurate
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2024 14:59:18 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <868r4847o9.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <c471db25-27ac-4dc3-abec-a416d3f02eef@stegny.2a.pl> (message from Christopher Yeleighton on Sun, 28 Jan 2024 22:42:14 +0000)

> Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2024 22:42:14 +0000
> From: Christopher Yeleighton <giecrilj@stegny.2a.pl>
> 
> The help string should not mention what the variable is allowed to contain,
> the specification should be in one place only.

Thanks, fixed.

> BTW, I have the following question:
> 
> If fancy-startup-text is a list of lists, each of them containing a 
> separate line of text, why does it contain just one list?  I mean, it 
> works as is, I just find the value conceptually inconsistent with the model.

I have no idea.  Maybe someone wanted the data structure to be easily
extensible?  Maybe if you look at this code's history, you will find
the answer?

Closing.





  reply	other threads:[~2024-01-29 12:59 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-01-28 22:38 bug#68788: 29.1; fancy-startup-text help string is inaccurate Christopher Yeleighton
     [not found] ` <handler.68788.B.170648152514074.ack@debbugs.gnu.org>
2024-01-28 22:42   ` bug#68788: Acknowledgement (29.1; fancy-startup-text help string is inaccurate) Christopher Yeleighton
2024-01-29 12:59     ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2024-01-28 22:53   ` Christopher Yeleighton

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