From: Miles Bader <miles@lsi.nec.co.jp>
Cc: lektu@terra.es, monnier+gnu/emacs@rum.cs.yale.edu, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable'
Date: 12 Jul 2002 17:00:47 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <buohej5s7dc.fsf@mcspd15.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E17SvHH-0001yM-00@bundalo.shootybangbang.com>
John Paul Wallington <jpw@shootybangbang.com> writes:
> > And speaking of that: why does `describe-variable' put that useless
> > "Documentation:" header? `describe-function' does not do it, i.e.:
>
> I think for variables with big values, like `global-map', it makes sense.
Why? If you mean `because it matches the Value: label used below', I'm
not sure why it matters.
I agree with Juanma; `Documentation:' is just an ugly and useless wart.
-Miles
--
Is it true that nothing can be known? If so how do we know this? -Woody Allen
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-07-12 8:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-07-10 9:42 mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable' John Paul Wallington
2002-07-11 19:25 ` Stefan Monnier
2002-07-12 0:30 ` John Paul Wallington
2002-07-12 10:17 ` Juanma Barranquero
2002-07-12 15:25 ` Stefan Monnier
2002-07-15 15:40 ` Juanma Barranquero
2002-07-16 11:31 ` Juanma Barranquero
2002-07-17 3:04 ` Richard Stallman
2002-07-17 8:02 ` Juanma Barranquero
2002-07-17 13:06 ` arglist in docstring (was: mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable' ) Stefan Monnier
2002-07-17 13:51 ` Juanma Barranquero
2002-07-17 14:33 ` Stefan Monnier
2002-07-17 15:02 ` Juanma Barranquero
2002-07-17 14:21 ` Juanma Barranquero
2002-07-17 14:31 ` Stefan Monnier
2002-07-17 15:15 ` Juanma Barranquero
2002-07-18 14:55 ` Richard Stallman
2002-07-18 15:25 ` Juanma Barranquero
2002-07-18 21:14 ` Richard Stallman
2002-07-19 6:28 ` Juanma Barranquero
2002-07-12 7:18 ` mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable' Juanma Barranquero
2002-07-12 7:55 ` John Paul Wallington
2002-07-12 8:00 ` Miles Bader [this message]
2002-07-12 8:47 ` John Paul Wallington
2002-07-12 10:26 ` Juanma Barranquero
2002-07-12 15:25 ` Stefan Monnier
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