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Re: emacs-26 275e735: More changes in the Emacs manuals
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
Re: emacs-26 275e735: More changes in the Emacs manuals |
Date: |
Mon, 19 Feb 2018 20:28:59 +0200 |
> From: Robert Pluim <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden
> Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 18:46:06 +0100
>
> Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> writes:
>
> >> From: Robert Pluim <address@hidden>
> >> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>
> >> Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 17:50:59 +0100
> >>
> >> > You can use a numeric argument before a self-inserting character to
> >> > insert multiple copies of it. This is straightforward when the
> >> > -character is not a digit; for example, @kbd{C-u 6 4 a} inserts 64
> >> > +character is not a digit; for example, @address@hidden 6 4 a}} inserts
> >> > 64
> >> > copies of the character @samp{a}. But this does not work for
> >> > -inserting digits; @kbd{C-u 6 4 1} specifies an argument of 641. You
> >> > -can separate the argument from the digit to insert with another
> >> > address@hidden; for example, @kbd{C-u 6 4 C-u 1} does insert 64 copies of
> >> > -the character @samp{1}.
> >> > +inserting digits; @address@hidden 6 4 1}} specifies an argument of 641.
> >> > +You can separate the argument from the digit to insert with another
> >> > address@hidden; for example, @address@hidden 6 4 C-u 1}} does insert 64
> >> > copies
> >> > +of the character @samp{1}.
> >> >
> >>
> >> 'does insert' => 'inserts'. There's no contrasting with a previous
> >> 'does not' phrase going on.
> >
> > Yes, there is such a contrast: note the "does not work" part.
> >
>
> If it said 'does not insert' I'd agree with you.
It does say that, albeit not literally:
You can use [...] to insert [...]. But this does not work for
inserting [...]. You can [...] insert with another 'C-u'; for
example, 'C-u 6 4 C-u 1' does insert [...].
Sounds pretty clear to me what is being contrasted with what.