From: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob@tcd.ie>
To: Alan Mackenzie <acm@muc.de>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: master fbc9c59: Make goto-line-history buffer local only when so customized
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 14:27:39 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87lfb937s4.fsf@tcd.ie> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <YDj5QkgXuQaG11CZ@ACM> (Alan Mackenzie's message of "Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:36:02 +0000")
Alan Mackenzie <acm@muc.de> writes:
> Yes, I had misunderstood, sorry. I was under the mistaken impression
> that the previous change to the input history was in Emacs 27. So, yes,
> you're correct, the two entries in NEWS do contradict eachother, and
> need merging into a single entry.
>
> I don't have time to do this today, I'll try and do it over the weekend.
Thanks.
>> This part of (info "(elisp) Minibuffer History") also needs updating:
>
>> -- Variable: goto-line-history
>> A history list for arguments to ‘goto-line’. This variable is
>> buffer local.
>
> Hmm. OK. But what's this variable doing in the elisp manual, as
> opposed to the emacs manual? It's purely a user convenience.
I think it's there because (info "(elisp) Minibuffer History") already
lists several built-in history variables for standard user commands.
And (info "(emacs) Moving Point") already explains that goto-line has
its own history variable, and links to the Elisp manual, so I don't see
any problem, or how a history variable constitutes a user convenience.
But I also have no strong opinions on whether or how this history
variable should be documented, so feel free to change it as you or
others see fit.
--
Basil
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[not found] ` <20210217212132.0B17F20DFB@vcs0.savannah.gnu.org>
2021-02-26 12:19 ` master fbc9c59: Make goto-line-history buffer local only when so customized Basil L. Contovounesios
2021-02-26 13:01 ` Alan Mackenzie
2021-02-26 13:15 ` Basil L. Contovounesios
2021-02-26 13:36 ` Alan Mackenzie
2021-02-27 14:27 ` Basil L. Contovounesios [this message]
2021-02-28 21:33 ` Alan Mackenzie
2021-02-28 21:53 ` Basil L. Contovounesios
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