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[Emacs-diffs] emacs-26 0a51113: Add a footnote to Emacs Lisp Intro


From: Eli Zaretskii
Subject: [Emacs-diffs] emacs-26 0a51113: Add a footnote to Emacs Lisp Intro
Date: Thu, 24 May 2018 12:50:11 -0400 (EDT)

branch: emacs-26
commit 0a51113397f493a121890ed000cd28b3f4aafa17
Author: Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>
Commit: Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>

    Add a footnote to Emacs Lisp Intro
    
    * doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Run a Program): Describe
    the detailed output of integer value evaluation in a footnote, to
    prevent confusion.  (Bug#31579)
---
 doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi | 12 +++++++-----
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi 
b/doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi
index 6081135..120ddfc 100644
--- a/doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi
+++ b/doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi
@@ -1302,11 +1302,13 @@ hand parenthesis of the following list and then type 
@kbd{C-x C-e}:
 
 @c use code for the number four, not samp.
 @noindent
-You will see the number @code{4} appear in the echo area.  (What
-you have just done is evaluate the list.  The echo area
-is the line at the bottom of the screen that displays or echoes
-text.)  Now try the same thing with a quoted list:  place the cursor
-right after the following list and type @kbd{C-x C-e}:
+You will see the number @code{4} appear in the echo address@hidden
+Emacs shows integer values in decimal, in octal and in hex, and also
+as a character, but let's ignore this convenience feature for now.
+}.  (What you have just done is evaluate the list.  The echo area is
+the line at the bottom of the screen that displays or echoes text.)
+Now try the same thing with a quoted list: place the cursor right
+after the following list and type @kbd{C-x C-e}:
 
 @smallexample
 '(this is a quoted list)



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