GNU bug report logs - #11440
E-Lisp manual - customization

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Andrew Kurn <kurn <at> sfu.ca>

Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 01:57:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>
To: Andrew Kurn <kurn <at> sfu.ca>
Cc: 11440 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#11440: E-Lisp manual - customization
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:11:57 +0800

Andrew Kurn <kurn <at> sfu.ca> writes:

> I find the chapter in the E-Lisp manual on /Customization/
> problematic.  It seems to be directed at the user-level and not
> programmer-level.
> 
> Ideally, it should start out by saying what a customization is
> 
> I would like a link to "user options" at least, and one to
> self-quoting variables (eg :slant) would help.
> 
> Similarly, the section /Faces/ in /Display/.
> ...
> I would start with /Attribute Functions/

I've updated the manual to address most of these points.
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