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From: Noam Postavsky <npostavs@gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Cc: 32064@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#32064: 26; doc string of `eval-last-sexp'
Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2018 07:47:29 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <877em8egby.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <83va9sln3t.fsf@gnu.org> (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Fri, 06 Jul 2018 12:39:18 +0300")

Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:

>> I agree.  I think the solution is to simplify the interface somewhat.
>
> These additional features weer added just recently, so I see no reason
> why we should remove them now.  Certainly not because the doc string
> needs to be fixed.

>> As it stands, we're trying to cram a lot of functionality into the
>> prefix argument, and the encoding is too difficult to remember (both in
>> terms of implementing & documenting, as well as for using).
>
> I had no difficulty bringing the doc string in line with the
> implementation, please take a look.

Thanks, I think that fixes all the typos and mistaken descriptions.  I
am still of the opinion that the prefix args apart from C-u are too
complicated to be of much use.  But we can wait a bit longer and maybe
the next formatting feature will be the straw that breaks the proverbial
camel's back.






  reply	other threads:[~2018-07-06 11:47 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-07-05 20:15 bug#32064: 26; doc string of `eval-last-sexp' Drew Adams
2018-07-05 21:56 ` Drew Adams
2018-07-06  0:23   ` Noam Postavsky
2018-07-06  9:39     ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-06 11:47       ` Noam Postavsky [this message]
2018-07-06 17:55         ` Drew Adams
2018-07-06  9:37   ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-06  9:34 ` Eli Zaretskii

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