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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
Cc: 14854@debbugs.gnu.org, Michael Dan Mossinsohn <consistent1@gmail.com>
Subject: bug#14854: A typo, IMHO
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 23:43:15 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87wqhfnur0.fsf@building.gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ubr4f3smfo.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> (Glenn Morris's message of "Fri, 12 Jul 2013 13:44:11 -0400")

Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> 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: 

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  reply	other threads:[~2014-02-01  7:43 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-07-12 16:37 bug#14854: A typo, IMHO Michael Dan Mossinsohn
2013-07-12 17:44 ` Glenn Morris
2014-02-01  7:43   ` Lars Ingebrigtsen [this message]
2016-03-04 14:09     ` Lars Ingebrigtsen

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