From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: C-u prefix behavior of TAB broken Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:50:37 +0900 Message-ID: <87r6gylb8y.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: <874peijnu4.fsf@catnip.gol.com> <47667010.40209@gmx.at> <87tzmhs8g8.fsf@catnip.gol.com> <4766C7F7.5060504@gmx.at> <87fxxvbnbv.fsf@catnip.gol.com> <476CD8CF.4060108@gmx.at> <476D8AEC.4050604@gmx.at> <476ED6A5.30707@gmx.at> <477033C3.2020002@gmx.at> <87lk7fq3u9.fsf@jurta.org> <87wsqq4lwd.fsf@jurta.org> Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1199404263 13097 80.91.229.12 (3 Jan 2008 23:51:03 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 23:51:03 +0000 (UTC) Cc: rudalics@gmx.at, rms@gnu.org, monnier@iro.umontreal.ca, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Juri Linkov Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jan 04 00:51:20 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JAZqJ-0002gN-BC for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:51:19 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JAZpx-0000wL-0G for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:50:57 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JAZpt-0000wD-ML for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:50:53 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JAZps-0000vx-B8 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:50:53 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JAZps-0000vu-5E for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:50:52 -0500 Original-Received: from smtp02.dentaku.gol.com ([203.216.5.72]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JAZpk-0007f8-UW; Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:50:45 -0500 Original-Received: from 203-216-100-219.dsl.gol.ne.jp ([203.216.100.219] helo=catnip.gol.com) by smtp02.dentaku.gol.com with esmtpa (Dentaku) id 1JAZpg-0004qt-OO; Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:50:40 +0900 Original-Received: by catnip.gol.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 9B6552FF7; Fri, 4 Jan 2008 08:50:38 +0900 (JST) System-Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu In-Reply-To: <87wsqq4lwd.fsf@jurta.org> (Juri Linkov's message of "Thu, 03 Jan 2008 23:52:34 +0200") Original-Lines: 26 X-Abuse-Complaints: abuse@gol.com X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:86025 Archived-At: Juri Linkov writes: >> Can you suggest another name that you think is better? > > What about `region-use-p'? It starts with a prefix `region-' and its > suffix `use-p' is more meaningful than `region-p' in `use-region-p'. "use-p" doesn't make much sense... There are multiple naming conventions used in Emacs: some people like to rigidly use a "package prefix" style -- e.g. TYPE-FUNNAME -- whereas a more traditional lisp convention is to instead prefer following English conventions, which often are of the form "ACTION-TYPE" (for actions) or "TYPE-PROPERTY" (for queries). For instance, "make-FOO" is a traditional lisp name, whereas people coming from other communities often will use something like "FOO-create" instead to maintain the rigid prefix convention. Richard's name fits traditional lisp style well. -Miles -- "Don't just question authority, Don't forget to question me." -- Jello Biafra