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bug#11955: 24.1.50; nit about "point" vs "cursor" in error msg
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Stefan Monnier |
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bug#11955: 24.1.50; nit about "point" vs "cursor" in error msg |
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Date: |
Tue, 17 Jul 2012 02:40:57 -0400 |
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User-agent: |
Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.1.50 (gnu/linux) |
> emacs -Q
> C-h i
> Put the cursor on a menu title such as `Emacs', not on a menu item.
> Hit `RET'.
> You see this user-error message:
> "Point neither on reference nor in menu item description"
> Technically, that's not quite correct. Point is a position. It is the
> cursor position (just before it). A position is not "on" or "in"
> something. It is more correct to say that the _cursor_ is not on...
`point' is definitely the Emacs-correct term here.
Stefan