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bug#20385: [PROPOSED PATCH] Support quoting 'like this' in doc strings
From: |
Drew Adams |
Subject: |
bug#20385: [PROPOSED PATCH] Support quoting 'like this' in doc strings |
Date: |
Thu, 23 Apr 2015 13:07:14 -0700 (PDT) |
> Info files in the Emacs distribution already use curved single
> quotes.
I sure hope not. That's not the case in the Windows binary builds
I was able to download. But there is no Windows build for the latest
release. That will certainly be a step backward, if what you say
is true.
> > users should have the same experience wrt such
> > code quoting for Info, doc strings, and Emacs-Lisp (doc
> > strings and comments).
>
> Yes, that's the longer term proposal for Emacs's files, using curved
> single quotes.
You mean that it is one of your longer-term proposals, I assume.
AFAIK, there is no such longer-term plan published by GNU for
Emacs's files.
Whatever is planned by GNU, I hope it allows users to at least
choose the reliable, conventional system we've enjoyed for 40 years.
> The current patch is one step in that direction.
> Under this approach, users who prefer to quote `like this' will
> still be able to do that in their own doc strings and manuals.
1. You didn't answer my question about libraries being able to
choose (possibly overridden by a user).
2. This sop is not at all sufficient: "able to do that in their
*own* doc strings and manuals". Might as well say that you will
allow folks to do what they like in their own fork of Emacs.
3. You have still given *no* argument in favor of anything you've
proposed here. We've seen only the pseudo-argument that you find
the Emacs way "ugly".
IMHO, this self-styled beautification proposal should be
considered a non-starter.
- bug#20385: [PROPOSED PATCH] Support quoting 'like this' in doc strings, (continued)
- bug#20385: [PROPOSED PATCH] Support quoting 'like this' in doc strings, Drew Adams, 2015/04/22
- bug#20385: [PROPOSED PATCH] Support quoting 'like this' in doc strings, Paul Eggert, 2015/04/22
- bug#20385: [PROPOSED PATCH] Support quoting 'like this' in doc strings, Nicolas Petton, 2015/04/22
- bug#20385: [PROPOSED PATCH] Support quoting 'like this' in doc strings, Paul Eggert, 2015/04/23
- bug#20385: [PROPOSED PATCH] Support quoting 'like this' in doc strings, Nicolas Petton, 2015/04/23
- bug#20385: [PROPOSED PATCH] Support quoting 'like this' in doc strings, Paul Eggert, 2015/04/23
- bug#20385: [PROPOSED PATCH] Support quoting 'like this' in doc strings, Nicolas Petton, 2015/04/23
- bug#20385: [PROPOSED PATCH] Support quoting 'like this' in doc strings, Paul Eggert, 2015/04/23
- bug#20385: [PROPOSED PATCH] Support quoting 'like this' in doc strings, Drew Adams, 2015/04/23
- bug#20385: [PROPOSED PATCH] Support quoting 'like this' in doc strings, Paul Eggert, 2015/04/23
- bug#20385: [PROPOSED PATCH] Support quoting 'like this' in doc strings,
Drew Adams <=
- bug#20385: [PROPOSED PATCH] Support quoting 'like this' in doc strings, Eli Zaretskii, 2015/04/23
- bug#20385: [PROPOSED PATCH] Support quoting 'like this' in doc strings, Drew Adams, 2015/04/23
- bug#20385: [PROPOSED PATCH] Support quoting 'like this' in doc strings, Eli Zaretskii, 2015/04/24
- bug#20385: [PROPOSED PATCH] Support quoting 'like this' in doc strings, Paul Eggert, 2015/04/23
- bug#20385: [PROPOSED PATCH] Support quoting 'like this' in doc strings, Drew Adams, 2015/04/23
- bug#20385: [PROPOSED PATCH] Support quoting 'like this' in doc strings, Paul Eggert, 2015/04/24
- bug#20385: [PROPOSED PATCH] Support quoting 'like this' in doc strings, Nicolas Petton, 2015/04/23
- bug#20385: [PROPOSED PATCH] Support quoting 'like this' in doc strings, Dmitry Gutov, 2015/04/23
- bug#20385: [PROPOSED PATCH] Support quoting 'like this' in doc strings, Drew Adams, 2015/04/22
- bug#20385: [PROPOSED PATCH] Support quoting 'like this' in doc strings, Paul Eggert, 2015/04/23