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bug#32064: 26; doc string of `eval-last-sexp'
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Noam Postavsky |
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bug#32064: 26; doc string of `eval-last-sexp' |
Date: |
Fri, 06 Jul 2018 07:47:29 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.1 (gnu/linux) |
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>> I agree. I think the solution is to simplify the interface somewhat.
>
> These additional features weer added just recently, so I see no reason
> why we should remove them now. Certainly not because the doc string
> needs to be fixed.
>> As it stands, we're trying to cram a lot of functionality into the
>> prefix argument, and the encoding is too difficult to remember (both in
>> terms of implementing & documenting, as well as for using).
>
> I had no difficulty bringing the doc string in line with the
> implementation, please take a look.
Thanks, I think that fixes all the typos and mistaken descriptions. I
am still of the opinion that the prefix args apart from C-u are too
complicated to be of much use. But we can wait a bit longer and maybe
the next formatting feature will be the straw that breaks the proverbial
camel's back.
bug#32064: 26; doc string of `eval-last-sexp', Eli Zaretskii, 2018/07/06