From: Chong Yidong <cyd@gnu.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Cc: 11361@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#11361: 24.1.50; doc string of `yank-pop-change-selection'
Date: Sat, 07 Jul 2012 17:35:41 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87vchzzzf6.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <83obqdgouc.fsf@gnu.org> (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:46:03 +0300")
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>> "if you change `yank-pop-change-selection' to `t', then `M-y' saves
>> the new yank to the clipboard."
>>
>> That at least is clear.
>
> Is it? What is a "yank"? what is a "clipboard"? And why an option is
> called yank-pop-change-SELECTION when it affects the clipboard? Etc.,
> etc., ad nauseam.
Pretty much.
I added a reference to `interprogram-cut-function' to the docstring,
which should clarify somewhat. Closing the bug.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-07-07 9:35 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-04-27 14:18 bug#11361: 24.1.50; doc string of `yank-pop-change-selection' Drew Adams
2012-04-27 14:58 ` Eli Zaretskii
2012-04-27 15:34 ` Drew Adams
2012-04-27 15:46 ` Eli Zaretskii
2012-07-07 9:35 ` Chong Yidong [this message]
2012-07-07 15:35 ` Drew Adams
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