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#22813: 24.5; doc string of `apropos-variable' - mention C-u Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 06:40:14 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: References: <3c8ac019-cb35-4654-b747-c2eb6493cdd6@default> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1456497687 9756 80.91.229.3 (26 Feb 2016 14:41:27 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 14:41:27 +0000 (UTC) To: Kaushal Modi , 22813@debbugs.gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Feb 26 15:41:13 2016 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 1aZJZw-0002wl-44 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 26 Feb 2016 15:41:12 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:50206 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aZJZv-0006md-K9 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 26 Feb 2016 09:41:11 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:56005) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aZJZr-0006m4-L6 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Feb 2016 09:41:08 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aZJZm-0002eC-IY for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Feb 2016 09:41:07 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:49943) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aZJZm-0002e8-Es for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Feb 2016 09:41:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aZJZm-0005GJ-6Z for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Feb 2016 09:41:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Drew Adams Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 14:41:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 22813 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 22813-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B22813.145649762420174 (code B ref 22813); Fri, 26 Feb 2016 14:41:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 22813) by debbugs.gnu.org; 26 Feb 2016 14:40:24 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:47070 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aZJZA-0005FK-7f for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 26 Feb 2016 09:40:24 -0500 Original-Received: from aserp1040.oracle.com ([141.146.126.69]:30011) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aZJZ8-0005F4-Hd for 22813@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 26 Feb 2016 09:40:22 -0500 Original-Received: from userv0022.oracle.com (userv0022.oracle.com [156.151.31.74]) by aserp1040.oracle.com (Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2/Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2) with ESMTP id u1QEeGAj023863 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=OK); Fri, 26 Feb 2016 14:40:16 GMT Original-Received: from aserv0121.oracle.com (aserv0121.oracle.com [141.146.126.235]) by userv0022.oracle.com (8.14.4/8.13.8) with ESMTP id u1QEeFbQ008672 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL); Fri, 26 Feb 2016 14:40:16 GMT Original-Received: from abhmp0018.oracle.com (abhmp0018.oracle.com [141.146.116.24]) by aserv0121.oracle.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id u1QEeFUQ001139; Fri, 26 Feb 2016 14:40:15 GMT In-Reply-To: <3c8ac019-cb35-4654-b747-c2eb6493cdd6@default> X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook 2.0.1.9 (901082) [OL 12.0.6691.5000 (x86)] X-Source-IP: userv0022.oracle.com [156.151.31.74] X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] 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:113888 Archived-At: > Conventionally we address doc strings for commands to an interactive > user. >=20 > We say something like "With a prefix argument...", not mentioning it > by > name as a parameter. We may also (at the end) say something like > "When called from Lisp, DO-NOT-ALL..." IOW, the interactive user > gets a coherent description that does not involve Lisp parameters > s?he need not bother with. Eli's response was better than mine.