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bug#57080: 29.0.60; [PATCH] Updates to mode line construct documentation
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#57080: 29.0.60; [PATCH] Updates to mode line construct documentation |
Date: |
Sat, 18 Mar 2023 10:54:48 +0200 |
> Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2023 21:38:16 +1300
> From: Phil Sainty <psainty@orcon.net.nz>
> Cc: 57080@debbugs.gnu.org
>
> >> * The %t construct was obsolete but still documented.
> >
> > So let's move %t to where %m is.
>
> Since commit 8549f9e89bd9288c4c709d183a5bf8f07dbeed3d (in 2013)
> this construct doesn't do anything at all, and the documentation
> in doc/lispref/modes.texi was removed entirely at that time.
> Is it still useful to document it anywhere at this point?
I thought you were talking about adding it (to the manual or
elsewhere)? Are you instead suggesting to remove it from the doc
string? That wasn't clear.
> > . I'm okay with manual changes, modulo the movement of %m -- it
> > should stay where it was.
> > . I'm okay with adding %t to the manual (in the "obsolete" part).
>
> Per comments above I'm not sure this will be useful, so I'll wait for
> confirmation either way.
What do you suggest instead? remove %t from the doc string? That's
fine with me, on emacs-29:
> > . I'm okay with removing %t from the doc string.
> > . I'm okay with fixing the doc string of global-mode-string.
> > . All the rest is okay for master.
>
>
> Thanks Eli.
Thanks.