bug#58493: [PATCH] * lisp/play/zone.el (zone): Allow selecting a program

[Stefan Kangas]

Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net> writes:

> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>
>>> From: Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net>
>>> Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:37:12 +0000
>>>
>>> +(defun zone (&optional pgm)
>>> +  "Zone out, completely.
>>> +The optional argument PGM should be an element of `zone-programs'
>>> +or nil to have a random element chosen.  When invoked
>>> +interactively with a prefix argument, the user is prompted for a
>>> +program."                             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>
>> Passive tense alert!
>
> "... the command prompts the user for a program?"

I think we use the style

    "With a \\[universal-argument] prefix argument, prompt for a program."

I would personally put the interactive part first, and then say
explicitly:

    "When called from Lisp, ..."

This is a command, first and foremost, after all.