From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Changes to completing-read Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 09:35:39 +0200 Message-ID: References: <87myh1dx46.fsf@hagelb.org> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1224401890 786 80.91.229.12 (19 Oct 2008 07:38:10 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 07:38:10 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Phil Hagelberg Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Oct 19 09:39:15 2008 connect(): Connection refused Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KrSsd-0006s7-2m for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 19 Oct 2008 09:39:15 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:37073 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KrSrX-0001oy-Bc for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 19 Oct 2008 03:38:07 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KrSpg-0001PN-QG for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 19 Oct 2008 03:36:12 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KrSpf-0001Oa-LO for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 19 Oct 2008 03:36:12 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=39082 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KrSpf-0001OD-4c for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 19 Oct 2008 03:36:11 -0400 Original-Received: from mx20.gnu.org ([199.232.41.8]:35017) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KrSpe-0002vT-Uc for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 19 Oct 2008 03:36:11 -0400 Original-Received: from mtaout1.012.net.il ([84.95.2.1]) by mx20.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KrSpe-0007j1-3E for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 19 Oct 2008 03:36:10 -0400 Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 ([77.126.98.197]) by i-mtaout1.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) with ESMTPA id <0K8Z001DC6HRIF80@i-mtaout1.012.net.il> for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 19 Oct 2008 09:37:03 +0200 (IST) In-reply-to: <87myh1dx46.fsf@hagelb.org> X-012-Sender: halo1@inter.net.il X-detected-kernel: by mx20.gnu.org: Solaris 9.1 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:104627 Archived-At: > From: Phil Hagelberg > Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:31:21 -0700 > > Is this accurate? Could someone explain the meaning of the mystery > arguments? Does it help to read the "Programmed Completion" node in the ELisp manual? In general, when writing Lisp programs, it is not recommended (and is not enough) to read only the doc strings. The ELisp manual is a required reading as well.