From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#14206: 24.3.50; doc string of `execute-kbd-macro' Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 15:00:07 +0200 Message-ID: <87mvoca7u0.fsf@gnus.org> References: <87vbwpstlo.fsf@building.gnus.org> <87vbwpkqba.fsf@building.gnus.org> <87k2jh1fea.fsf@gnus.org> <83shy4x5ro.fsf@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1461934902 16630 80.91.229.3 (29 Apr 2016 13:01:42 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 13:01:42 +0000 (UTC) Cc: kevin.d.rodgers@gmail.com, 14206@debbugs.gnu.org To: Eli Zaretskii Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Apr 29 15:01:31 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1aw830-0003EH-D3 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 29 Apr 2016 15:01:30 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:54209 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aw82w-0006qC-J7 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 29 Apr 2016 09:01:26 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:56687) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aw82n-0006dF-3M for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Apr 2016 09:01:23 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aw82b-0000va-CN for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Apr 2016 09:01:11 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:41739) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aw82b-0000uf-9I for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Apr 2016 09:01:05 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1aw82X-0008D5-SS for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Apr 2016 09:01:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 13:01:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 14206 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 14206-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B14206.146193482131501 (code B ref 14206); Fri, 29 Apr 2016 13:01:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 14206) by debbugs.gnu.org; 29 Apr 2016 13:00:21 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:54076 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1aw81t-0008C1-CV for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 29 Apr 2016 09:00:21 -0400 Original-Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]:54286) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1aw81r-0008Bt-2s for 14206@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 29 Apr 2016 09:00:19 -0400 Original-Received: from cm-84.215.1.64.getinternet.no ([84.215.1.64] helo=mouse) by hermes.netfonds.no with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1aw81g-0007eL-6r; Fri, 29 Apr 2016 15:00:18 +0200 In-Reply-To: <83shy4x5ro.fsf@gnu.org> (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Fri, 29 Apr 2016 09:56:11 +0300") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.1.50 (gnu/linux) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:117159 Archived-At: Eli Zaretskii writes: > No, I think (fset 'foo "\M-:"). > > IOW, an indirect function could produce a macro, right? > > In general, keyboard macros produce strings like that, which I'm sure > you know, so I'm not sure if I understand your question. I did not know that putting non-function stuff into the function slot of a symbol was a thing that we do. Actually, I don't think it is. :-) So I agree that this documentation is still kinda incomprehensible, even though what it says is literally true: MACRO can also be a vector of keyboard events. If MACRO is a symbol, its function definition is used. Perhaps something like If MACRO is a symbol, and its function definition is a string or a vector of keyboard events, its function definition is used. ? Or put it at the end, saying that it's deprecated... -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no