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Re: "Non-nil means" versus "On means" in docstrings
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Bill Wohler |
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Re: "Non-nil means" versus "On means" in docstrings |
Date: |
Sun, 30 Oct 2005 12:15:14 -0800 |
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Gnus/5.110004 (No Gnus v0.4) Emacs/21.4 (gnu/linux) |
"Richard M. Stallman" <address@hidden> writes:
> I would therefore propose, for the sake of usability, to modify
> checkdoc-this-string-valid-engine so that it accepts "On means" as well
> as "Non-nil means".
>
> This is a real issue, but it opens a can of worms. Your solution
> makes it easier to understand in Custom and harder to understand at
> the Lisp level. I don't think that is a good solution; that is not
> the way to go.
>
> How to make things clear at both levels, as best as possible with
> reasonable amounts of effort, calls for a lot of thought. It should
> not be rushed. This is something people can think about now, but
> think in terms of doing it after the release.
That sounds prudent. I'll stick with "non-nil means" in MH-E for now.
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