Re: locate-with-filter

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 18:18:05 -0600 (CST)
> From: Luc Teirlinck <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden, address@hidden
> 
>   ;;;###autoload
>   (defun locate (search-string &optional filter)
> !   "Run the program `locate', putting results in `*Locate*' buffer.
>   With prefix arg, prompt for the locate command to run."
>     (interactive
>         (list
> --- 190,196 ----
>   
>   ;;;###autoload
>   (defun locate (search-string &optional filter)
> !   "Run the locate program, putting results in `*Locate*' buffer.
>   With prefix arg, prompt for the locate command to run."

This change is for the worse, IMHO.  The original doc string makes it
clear that `locate' is a program, whereas the new strings could be
misunderstood to talk about some mysterious ``locate program'' (as in
``relocation program'').

There are more instances of using ``the locate program'' in your
changes; I think they all need to be modified in the same way to make
sure the meaning is clear.