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From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: 7500@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#7500: 24.0.50; doc string of `current-kill'
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:16:56 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <m2pqtqzl5z.fsf@igel.home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <666F7CF5EB224E20857BA05E5630DEC1@us.oracle.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Sat, 27 Nov 2010 09:18:17 -0800")

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:

> Please split this long sentence, and make it comprehensible:
>
>  "If N is zero, `interprogram-paste-function' is set, and calling
>   it returns a string or list of strings, then that string (or
>   list) is added to the front of the kill ring and the string (or
>   first string in the list) is returned as the latest kill."
>
> `interprogram-paste-function' is set to what?

interprogram-paste-function should be set to a function, otherwise it
wouldn't be called interprogram-paste-function.

> to the kill-ring head?

Since when is the kill-ring head a function?

> Is "and calling it returns..." a statement of one of the _consequences_
> of N being 0, or is it a further condition for what follows: "then that
> string..." - i.e. "AND _IF_ calling it results... then..."?

"then" starts a consequence, not "and".

Andreas.

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  reply	other threads:[~2010-11-27 18:16 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-11-27 17:18 bug#7500: 24.0.50; doc string of `current-kill' Drew Adams
2010-11-27 18:16 ` Andreas Schwab [this message]
2010-11-27 19:19   ` Drew Adams
2010-11-27 20:28     ` Andreas Schwab
2010-11-27 18:39 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-11-27 19:34   ` Drew Adams
2011-07-14 15:01     ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2011-07-14 15:01   ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen

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