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.devel Subject: Re: Manual does not mention dictionary.el Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2024 09:29:28 +0200 Message-ID: <86zfl8j6hz.fsf@gnu.org> References: <87jzeexurr.fsf@iki.fi> <864j5hzszs.fsf@gnu.org> <046E1F8D-B00F-4AD9-9754-D00BC196328D@gnu.support> Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="21406"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org, petterih@iki.fi To: Jean Louis Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Sat Dec 07 08:30:00 2024 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@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 1tJpGK-0005Om-BK for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Sat, 07 Dec 2024 08:30:00 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1tJpFt-0001GP-Hg; Sat, 07 Dec 2024 02:29:33 -0500 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 1tJpFr-0001GB-It for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 07 Dec 2024 02:29:31 -0500 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 1tJpFr-0006mD-9S; Sat, 07 Dec 2024 02:29:31 -0500 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=xQBB6qrFPfm7cKBL+w2AyMosjvJAJUW4NyHSSZ8jv0Y=; b=qLDmIxlgesd8 gMKTCiKrbE7sd9ntFmInUZyJcwurEqwOYNVha6iWrRuxWVAX6H3Aj349JB+jwCeb1jKQw5iW6V8ho DhWC5LJINCdTl/D6OLQyy3DxEk4weiVUuLow2t46sHJSX+jTkwcZwIayU6pFCmTOxDfzD5vroTfy2 GaEahMeqf9TJbT0ZZBk3nJo1VuB6CE43DRv/NFh7A6paSt4UxpeY9NJmKB/TPK12wEHES7huVVcRe e6BQsCqmN3QVHxbRy3dDPjhDLpJvdilYcVEjRXZjKGhaagZXU9K0wl0N9QBnBjtEXe9N3lEM5UDig O6oCgTmeprDe2WjgiVW6RQ==; In-Reply-To: <046E1F8D-B00F-4AD9-9754-D00BC196328D@gnu.support> (message from Jean Louis on Fri, 06 Dec 2024 22:19:00 +0300) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:326155 Archived-At: > Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2024 22:19:00 +0300 > From: Jean Louis > > On October 12, 2024 10:21:27 AM GMT+03:00, Eli Zaretskii wrote: > >> From: Petteri Hintsanen > >> Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 23:13:44 +0300 > >> > >> I was wondering if Emacs could do dictionary look-ups. > >> > >> After failed search through the manual (for "dictionary") I resorted to > >> a web search. It quickly showed that Emacs has included dictionary.el > >> since version 28 or so. > >> > >> Why this extremely useful feature is not mentioned in the manual at all? > >> Or did I just miss it somehow? > > > >We don't describe in the manual every feature we add to Emacs; we > >describe that in NEWS instead. The Emacs manual is already very > >large, so we add new features to it only of they are very important. > > > >I've now added to the manual a short description of the dictionary > >search facility. > > > >Thanks. > > > > The dictionary feature in Emacs is undeniably important, as it enhances productivity and provides immediate access to word definitions this enhancing educational facility within Emacs. > > While we may not currently agree on its inclusion or prominence in the Emacs manual, the feature's utility cannot be understated. ??? Are you sure you've read what I wrote above, about adding the description to the manual?