Re: emacs-28 e55e2d4: ; * etc/NEWS: Minor copyedit about 'repeat-mode'.

[Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>]

Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net> writes:

Hi Juri,

>>>> > diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
>>>> > index b7c4346..a847a88 100644
>>>> > --- a/etc/NEWS
>>>> > +++ b/etc/NEWS
>>>> >  +++
>>>> >  ** New transient mode 'repeat-mode' to allow shorter key sequences.
>>>> > +Type "M-x repeat-mode RET" to enable this mode.  You can then type
>>>> > +'C-x u u' instead of 'C-x u C-x u' to undo many changes, 'C-x o o'
>>>> > +instead of 'C-x o C-x o' to switch windows, 'C-x { { } } ^ ^ v v' to
>>>> > +resize the selected window interactively, 'M-g n n p p' to navigate
>>>> > +next-error matches.  Any other key exits transient mode and then is
>>>>
>>>> I'm not sure. Shouldn't this be rather "... exits repeat mode ..."?
>>>
>>> Maybe.  But I didn't write that text, I only added the first sentence,
>>> and refilled the rest.
>>
>> I Know. But since you don't object, I believe I'm not wrong. Changed.
>
> This is more wrong than before.  'repeat-mode' can be disabled only
> explicitly by the user.  Whereas any other key exits transient mode
> enabled by 'set-transient-map'.

I see. But even in its original wording, it confuses me:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
Type 'M-x repeat-mode RET' to enable this mode.  You can then type
'C-x u u' instead of 'C-x u C-x u' to undo many changes, 'C-x o o'
instead of 'C-x o C-x o' to switch windows, 'C-x { { } } ^ ^ v v' to
resize the selected window interactively, 'M-g n n p p' to navigate
next-error matches.  Any other key exits transient mode and then is
executed normally.
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

At first glance, I don't know what is "executed normally". The command?
The key? But a key isn't "executed" I believe, it is rather handled.

And maybe it is also better to speak about "transient input mode", like
in other places in NEWS? This would give a better idea what it is about
to exit.

(I'm not much familiar with "transient modes", and so will be most of
the readers of this NEWS file)

Best regards, Michael.