From: Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com>
To: Po Lu <luangruo@yahoo.com>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: master a739cab6637 2/2: ; * doc/lispref/display.texi (Image Descriptors): Insert missing text.
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2024 16:04:42 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87le3ii2v9.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87v82mfa0z.fsf@yahoo.com> (Po Lu's message of "Thu, 06 Jun 2024 21:58:20 +0800")
>>>>> On Thu, 06 Jun 2024 21:58:20 +0800, Po Lu <luangruo@yahoo.com> said:
Po Lu> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>>> From: Po Lu <luangruo@yahoo.com>
>>> Cc: Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com>, emacs-devel@gnu.org
>>> Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2024 21:18:44 +0800
>>>
>>> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>>>
>>> >> @vindex image-scaling-factor
>>> >> Alternatively, the symbol @code{default} may be specified, indicating
>>> >> that the image should be scaled according as the value of the
>>> >> @code{image-scaling-factor} variable is the default @code{auto} or a
>>> >> number, which by default scales the image in proportion to the average
>>> >> widths (@pxref{Low-Level Font}) of the default faces of frames on which
>>> >> it happens to be displayed, if such widths should exceed @code{10}
>>> >> pixels. If no other value is provided, @code{create-image} will specify
>>> >> this value in image specifications it creates.
>>> >>
>>> >> which apart from saying 'according as' rather than 'according to' is
>>> >> completely incomprehensible to me.
>>> >
>>> > Agreed. Po Lu, can you please fix that text?
>>>
>>> Is it "according as XXX or YYY" that is incomprehensible to both of you,
>>> or just the punctuation?
>>
>> The entire paragraph is incomprehensible. I simply don't understand
>> what you wanted to say there. Perhaps explain it in simple words, and
>> then I will be able to suggest how to rephrase.
Po Lu> How's this?
Po Lu> Alternatively, the symbol @code{default} may be specified, indicating
Po Lu> that the image should be scaled in one of two ways, selected by the
Po Lu> value of the @code{image-scaling-factor} variable. This value is either
Po Lu> a number providing a constant scale factor, or the default, @code{auto},
Po Lu> in which case the image will be scaled in proportion to the average
Po Lu> widths (@pxref{Low-Level Font}) of the default faces of frames on which
Po Lu> it is displayed and where this default width exceeds @code{10} pixels.
Po Lu> If no other value is provided, @code{create-image} will specify
Po Lu> @code{default} in image specifications it creates.
That reads a lot better, thanks.
Robert
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2024-06-03 11:27 ` master a739cab6637 2/2: ; * doc/lispref/display.texi (Image Descriptors): Insert missing text Robert Pluim
2024-06-06 12:01 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-06-06 13:18 ` Po Lu
2024-06-06 13:39 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-06-06 13:58 ` Po Lu
2024-06-06 14:04 ` Robert Pluim [this message]
2024-06-06 15:08 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-06-07 0:14 ` Po Lu
2024-06-07 6:29 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-06-07 8:50 ` Po Lu
2024-06-08 13:20 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-06-08 13:28 ` Po Lu
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