bug#66890: 29.1; buffer-size should also accept the buffer's name as string argument

[Stefan Kangas]

Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>>> Maybe we should just "de-emphasize" the fact that those functions also
>>> accept strings, and instead insist that you have to go through
>>> `get-buffer` (or `get-buffer-create`).  If that sounds vague and you
>>> don't know what that would mean concretely, well.. you're not alone :-)
>> Perhaps we could recommend against abusing it in `(elisp) Tips'.
>
> It's not as strong a "de-emphasize" as I was picturing, but yes,
> that counts.

Feel free to propose other things we could do.  I just proposed the
first one that came to mind.  :-)