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Re: (make-frame-visible), doesn't
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Jan Djärv |
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Re: (make-frame-visible), doesn't |
Date: |
Tue, 28 Nov 2006 22:08:05 +0100 |
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Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 (X11/20061115) |
Chris Moore skrev:
> Jan Djärv <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> It is the intended behaviour. Visible means not iconified and not
>> withdrawn.
>
> OK, I was working with the more traditional definition:
> "perceptible to the eye".
>
> I don't know how common your definition is, but I would suggest that
> most people reading the function's docstring would probably
> misunderstand what it does based on the current text.
It is commin X11 terminology at least. And it is even used in the
documentation for raise-frame:
"If frame is invisible or iconified, make it visible"
>
> For an example of useful documentation see raise-frame - that
> describes what the function does in language that an "average Emacs
> user" (if there is any such creature) would understand.
There is always room for documentation improvements. Do you have a suggestion?
Jan D.
- (make-frame-visible), doesn't, Chris Moore, 2006/11/28
- Re: (make-frame-visible), doesn't, Stefan Monnier, 2006/11/28
- Re: (make-frame-visible), doesn't, Jan Djärv, 2006/11/28
- Re: (make-frame-visible), doesn't, Chris Moore, 2006/11/28
- Re: (make-frame-visible), doesn't,
Jan Djärv <=
- Re: (make-frame-visible), doesn't, Chris Moore, 2006/11/28
- Re: (make-frame-visible), doesn't, Stefan Monnier, 2006/11/28
- Re: (make-frame-visible), doesn't, Chris Moore, 2006/11/28
- Re: (make-frame-visible), doesn't, Jan Djärv, 2006/11/29
- Re: (make-frame-visible), doesn't, Richard Stallman, 2006/11/29
- Re: (make-frame-visible), doesn't, Stefan Monnier, 2006/11/28
- Re: (make-frame-visible), doesn't, Lennart Borgman, 2006/11/28
- Re: (make-frame-visible), doesn't, Jason Rumney, 2006/11/28
- Re: (make-frame-visible), doesn't, Lennart Borgman, 2006/11/28
- Re: (make-frame-visible), doesn't, Richard Stallman, 2006/11/29