From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Drew Adams Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#21447: 25.0.50; doc string of `character-fold-search' Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2015 08:43:24 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <9c816276-095f-4d86-8666-06c8f3270e77@default> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1441813479 8024 80.91.229.3 (9 Sep 2015 15:44:39 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2015 15:44:39 +0000 (UTC) To: 21447@debbugs.gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Sep 09 17:44:24 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ZZhXf-00059X-QV for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 09 Sep 2015 17:44:11 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:43569 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZZhXg-0005Fk-2u for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 09 Sep 2015 11:44:12 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:54896) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZZhXY-0005Ee-Vm for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Sep 2015 11:44:05 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZZhXW-00050j-9j for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Sep 2015 11:44:04 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:33563) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZZhXW-00050e-7D for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Sep 2015 11:44:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1ZZhXV-0006fY-Vp for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Sep 2015 11:44:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Drew Adams Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 09 Sep 2015 15:44:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 21447 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: X-Debbugs-Original-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.144181341725593 (code B ref -1); Wed, 09 Sep 2015 15:44:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 9 Sep 2015 15:43:37 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:54006 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1ZZhX7-0006ej-0W for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 09 Sep 2015 11:43:37 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:44585) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1ZZhX5-0006eZ-2s for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 09 Sep 2015 11:43:35 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZZhX4-0004rZ-1b for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 09 Sep 2015 11:43:34 -0400 Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:45223) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZZhX3-0004rV-Vy for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 09 Sep 2015 11:43:33 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:54559) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZZhX3-00055L-7U for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Sep 2015 11:43:33 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZZhWz-0004pZ-Ex for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Sep 2015 11:43:32 -0400 Original-Received: from aserp1040.oracle.com ([141.146.126.69]:22092) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZZhWz-0004pR-6b for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Sep 2015 11:43:29 -0400 Original-Received: from aserv0022.oracle.com (aserv0022.oracle.com [141.146.126.234]) by aserp1040.oracle.com (Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2/Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2) with ESMTP id t89FhSiJ015067 (version=TLSv1 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Wed, 9 Sep 2015 15:43:28 GMT Original-Received: from userv0121.oracle.com (userv0121.oracle.com [156.151.31.72]) by aserv0022.oracle.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id t89FhROi020734 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL) for ; Wed, 9 Sep 2015 15:43:28 GMT Original-Received: from abhmp0005.oracle.com (abhmp0005.oracle.com [141.146.116.11]) by userv0121.oracle.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id t89FhPsq016481 for ; Wed, 9 Sep 2015 15:43:27 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook 2.0.1.9 (901082) [OL 12.0.6691.5000 (x86)] X-Source-IP: aserv0022.oracle.com [141.146.126.234] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.4.x-2.6.x [generic] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:106302 Archived-At: 1. This should be a defcustom, not a defvar. But this improvement has apparently already been agreed to (per emacs-devel correspondence). 2. The doc string should treat characters as characters. It should not just put " and a inline, with no syntax making them stand out. They should be written as `?\"' and `?a'. Or at least as ?\" and ?a. Or possibly as `"' and `a'. 3. Please replace "(and then some)" by some indication of what is meant by it. Just say that `?a' also matches other kinds of "a-like" characters, such as . In GNU Emacs 25.0.50.1 (i686-pc-mingw32) of 2015-08-16 on LEG570 Bzr revision: f7ee23e587b01f179284b5554c67d579a2def676 Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601 Configured using: `configure --host=3Di686-pc-mingw32 --enable-checking=3Dyes,glyphs'