GNU bug report logs - #10428
24.0.92; Please remove unnecessary alias `which-func-mode`

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 22:54:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.0.92

Done: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #31 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#10428: 24.0.92;
	Please remove unnecessary alias `which-func-mode`
Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:27:32 +0800

On 2012-01-04 09:03 +0800, Juanma Barranquero wrote:
>> change what they physically type isn't only acceptable, but desired:
>> this way, we raise awareness of the new name.
>
> Sometimes two names are just alternatives. And which-func-mode is shorter.

For such a public-facing command, an alias only creates confusion. I
have literally checked out which-func-mode because it showed up in
completion and I was curious how it differs from which-function-mode.

Leo
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