[debbugs-tracker] bug#14857: closed (24.3.50; `align-regexp': doc unclear for non-interactive usage)

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> 24.3.50; `align-regexp': doc unclear for non-interactive usage
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> Sat, 13 Jul 2013 00:00:32 +0200
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> Hello,
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> after reading the doc of `align-regexp', I try to follow the example and
> copy the example text
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>     Fred (123) 456-7890
>     Alice (123) 456-7890
>     Mary-Anne (123) 456-7890
>     Joe (123) 456-7890
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> into a newly created buffer and do
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> M-: (align-regexp (point-min) (point-max) "\(")
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> I get an error:
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> align-region: Marker does not point anywhere
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> Obviously, the interactive spec modifies the entered regexp.  It's
> absolutely unclear how `regexp' must look like when `align-regexp' is
> called from Lisp.  We should either explain it, or say that this command
> is only for interactive use.
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> Regards,
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> Michael.
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> In GNU Emacs 24.3.50.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.8.2)
>  of 2013-07-08 on dex, modified by Debian
>  (emacs-snapshot package, version 2:20130708-1)
> Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.11204000
> System Description:     Debian GNU/Linux testing (jessie)
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> Configured using:
>  `configure --build x86_64-linux-gnu --host x86_64-linux-gnu
>  --prefix=/usr --sharedstatedir=/var/lib --libexecdir=/usr/lib
>  --localstatedir=/var --infodir=/usr/share/info --mandir=/usr/share/man
>  --with-pop=yes
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> --enable-locallisppath=/etc/emacs-snapshot:/etc/emacs:/usr/local/share/emacs/24.3.50/site-lisp:/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/24.3.50/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp
>  --without-compress-info --with-crt-dir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/
>  --with-x=yes --with-x-toolkit=gtk3 --with-imagemagick=yes
>  CFLAGS='-DDEBIAN -DSITELOAD_PURESIZE_EXTRA=5000 -g -O2'
>  CPPFLAGS='-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2' LDFLAGS='-g -Wl,--as-needed
>  -znocombreloc''
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> Re: bug#14857: 24.3.50; `align-regexp': doc unclear for non-interactive usage
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> Thu, 25 Jul 2013 22:46:46 -0400
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> Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/)
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> Version: 24.4
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> Michael Heerdegen wrote:
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> > absolutely unclear how `regexp' must look like when `align-regexp' is
> > called from Lisp.  We should either explain it, or say that this command
> > is only for interactive use.
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> I never know who "we" is, but personally I went for the first option.
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