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From: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: icomplete-vertical-mode not taking effect
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2021 09:08:26 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <YM7bWr51T8IhHFpb@protected.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87sg1dzgzq.fsf@zoho.eu>

* Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> [2021-06-20 00:23]:
> Jean Louis wrote:
> 
> > Without entering into your drama:
> >
> > Emacs is the advanced, extensible, customizable,
> > self-documenting editor.
> 
> Well, that last part I don't know, Emacs provides several
> interfaces to search and browse documentation and Elisp
> docstrings are integrated (found) in the code itself, also
> a `defun' that is put into effect (i.e., `eval'd) is then
> immediately accessible thru the help system, there is also
> a couple of helpers to improve code style and documentation
> (they even remind you to add it if it isn't there) - all this
> is well and good but OTOH 1) why wouldn't it be like that?
> and 2) you _still_ have to write the actual documentation ...

I would like that Emacs could develop itself on its own including to
self-document itself, like you say.

The term "self-documenting" it not in that context. IMHO, it refers to
built-in documentation like docstrings, manuals, etc. There are
editors not having documentation built-in.


-- 
Jean

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2021-06-20  6:08 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 61+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-06-16 21:42 icomplete-vertical-mode not taking effect arvid-harnack
2021-06-16 23:02 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-06-17 13:40   ` arvid-harnack
2021-06-18 11:54     ` Ergus
2021-06-18 16:52       ` arvid-harnack
2021-06-18 18:26         ` Jean Louis
2021-06-18 18:36           ` arvid-harnack
2021-06-18 18:45             ` Jean Louis
2021-06-18 19:01               ` arvid-harnack
2021-06-18 19:07                 ` tomas
2021-06-18 19:51                   ` arvid-harnack
2021-06-18 21:24                     ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-06-18 21:58                       ` arvid-harnack
2021-06-19 16:31                       ` arvid-harnack
2021-06-19 16:43                         ` Jean Louis
2021-06-19 17:08                           ` arvid-harnack
2021-06-19 17:22                             ` Jean Louis
2021-06-19 17:34                               ` arvid-harnack
2021-06-19 18:33                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-06-19 18:03                               ` arvid-harnack
2021-06-19 21:24                             ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-06-19 23:04                               ` arvid-harnack
2021-06-20  6:37                                 ` Jean Louis
2021-06-19 21:23                           ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-06-19 21:28                             ` Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-06-20  6:08                             ` Jean Louis [this message]
2021-06-20  6:27                               ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-06-18 19:09                 ` Jean Louis
2021-06-18 21:16         ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-06-19 17:04         ` 2QdxY4RzWzUUiLuE
2021-06-19 17:28           ` arvid-harnack
2021-06-19 18:32             ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-06-19 19:03               ` arvid-harnack
2021-06-19 19:09                 ` Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-06-19 19:47                   ` tomas
2021-06-19 21:28                   ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-06-19 22:51                     ` arvid-harnack
2021-06-20  6:51                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-06-19 19:26                 ` Yuri Khan
2021-06-19 19:38                   ` arvid-harnack
2021-06-20 10:44                   ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-06-20 11:03                     ` Jean Louis
2021-06-20 11:20                       ` arvid-harnack
2021-06-20 11:30                         ` Jean Louis
2021-06-20 11:47                           ` arvid-harnack
2021-06-20 11:21       ` Jean Louis
2021-06-20 11:34         ` arvid-harnack
2021-06-20 11:46           ` Jean Louis
2021-06-20 15:27             ` arvid-harnack
2021-06-20 15:44               ` 2QdxY4RzWzUUiLuE
2021-06-20 16:02                 ` arvid-harnack
2021-06-20 16:07                   ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-06-20 20:23                     ` arvid-harnack
2021-06-20 19:43               ` Jean Louis
2021-06-20 19:52                 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-06-20 20:12                   ` arvid-harnack
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2021-06-19 19:24 arvid-harnack
2021-06-19 19:32 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-06-19 19:43   ` arvid-harnack
2021-06-19 19:47     ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-06-19 20:17       ` arvid-harnack

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