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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: "'MON KEY'" <monkey@sandpframing.com>,
	"'Stefan Monnier'" <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 7499@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#7499: Documentation: `comint-dynamic-list-filename-completions'
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2010 14:42:32 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <9F21BBC03CC444F193C552C443F6B6E8@us.oracle.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTinqZ9xE0q1WYvQc=8koCeUORVZHZmL1RkL7x70y@mail.gmail.com>

> > The term "help buffer" is apparently used here loosely to mean
> > "auxiliary buffer helpful to the user".
> 
> Its less than apparent (to me at least) that such loose usage 
> is helpful. :) AFAICT `comint-dynamic-list-completions' is
> hardwired to "*Completions*".

I haven't been following this thread (and no doubt will not follow it).  But if
the buffer is `*Completions*' then it is clearest for the doc to say so
explicitly.  Saying "help buffer" or even "some auxilliary buffer helpful to the
user" just muddies the water.  No need to defend that text; just use "buffer
`*Completions*'" or "window `*Completions*'" (depending on the context).






  reply	other threads:[~2010-11-28 22:42 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-11-27 17:10 bug#7499: Documentation: `comint-dynamic-list-filename-completions' MON KEY
2010-11-27 18:35 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-11-28 20:46   ` MON KEY
2010-11-28 22:42     ` Drew Adams [this message]
2010-11-29  1:35       ` Stefan Monnier
2010-11-29  3:02         ` MON KEY
2010-12-05  0:55     ` Chong Yidong

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