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#14854: A typo, IMHO Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2016 14:09:32 +0000 Message-ID: <87oaaujpwj.fsf@gnus.org> References: <87wqhfnur0.fsf@building.gnus.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1457105748 13016 80.91.229.3 (4 Mar 2016 15:35:48 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2016 15:35:48 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 14854@debbugs.gnu.org, Michael Dan Mossinsohn To: Glenn Morris Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Mar 04 16:35:36 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 1abrlN-0006rh-2C for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 04 Mar 2016 16:35:33 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:41763 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1abrlM-0006pI-8D for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 04 Mar 2016 10:35:32 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:59593) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1abrkw-00064A-Ek for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 04 Mar 2016 10:35:08 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1abrks-0002Ml-P4 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 04 Mar 2016 10:35:06 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:36628) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1abrks-0002Me-ME for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 04 Mar 2016 10:35:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1abrks-0000I5-IM for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 04 Mar 2016 10:35:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2016 15:35:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 14854 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: notabug wontfix Original-Received: via spool by 14854-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B14854.1457105693965 (code B ref 14854); Fri, 04 Mar 2016 15:35:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 14854) by debbugs.gnu.org; 4 Mar 2016 15:34:53 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:33718 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1abrkh-0000F6-Jg for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 04 Mar 2016 10:34:53 -0500 Original-Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]:47361) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1abrkd-0000Ea-9U for 14854@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 04 Mar 2016 10:34:50 -0500 Original-Received: from 2.150.35.31.tmi.telenormobil.no ([2.150.35.31] helo=mouse) by hermes.netfonds.no with esmtpsa (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1abrjV-0004S1-8b; Fri, 04 Mar 2016 16:33:37 +0100 In-Reply-To: <87wqhfnur0.fsf@building.gnus.org> (Lars Ingebrigtsen's message of "Fri, 31 Jan 2014 23:43:15 -0800") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.1.50 (gnu/linux) X-MailScanner-ID: 1abrjV-0004S1-8b MailScanner-NULL-Check: 1457710420.12906@NQZL1W1yifau5TeIbQ89PA 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-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:114399 Archived-At: Lars Ingebrigtsen writes: > Glenn Morris writes: > >> Michael Dan Mossinsohn wrote: >> >>> While using the emacs help system I noticed the line: >>> "Describe key (or click or menu item):" >>> Which appears while using C-h k or C-h k. >>> >>> I guess the "or menu item" was supposed to be 'on menu item' or maybe 'on a >>> menu item'. >> >> I think it means: you can describe either a key-press, or a mouse-click, >> or a menu-item. The latter is accessed by a mouse-click, but I guess the >> wording tries to inform people that they _can_ get a description of a >> menu-item, which might not otherwise be apparent. > > I've always found that wording to be pretty opaque. > > How about something like > > Say what command a key stroke, a mouse click, or a menu item calls: > > Or > > Describe the following key, mouse click, or menu item: I've now made this change on the trunk. -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no