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24.1.50; docstring of `kill-whole-line' insufficient

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From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.1.50; docstring of `kill-whole-line' insufficient
Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2012 04:22:59 +0200

Hi,

yes, it just says:

"If non-nil, `kill-line' with no arg at beg of line kills the whole
line."

But what does `kill-line' if `kill-whole-line' is nil?  Does it kill a
half of the line?  Does it do nothing?  The docstring doesn't provide
any help at all unless you already know the background.  So, please
add something like:

"This means that the entire line including the final newline is
killed."

Or clarify it some other way.


Thanks,

Michael.


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Message #8 received at 11836 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
To: michael_heerdegen <at> web.de
Cc: 11836 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#11836: 24.1.50; docstring of `kill-whole-line' insufficient
Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2012 09:28:20 +0200

Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de> writes:

> But what does `kill-line' if `kill-whole-line' is nil? 

It does what kill-line says it does.

Andreas.

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Message #11 received at 11836 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
Cc: michael_heerdegen <at> web.de, 11836 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#11836: 24.1.50; docstring of `kill-whole-line' insufficient
Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2012 18:45:47 -0400

tags 11836 notabug wontfix
close 11836
stop

Andreas Schwab wrote:

> Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de> writes:
>
>> But what does `kill-line' if `kill-whole-line' is nil? 
>
> It does what kill-line says it does.

I agree there's no need to duplicate the doc of kill-line in the doc of
one option that affects it. The former is hyperlinked from the latter,
and is the obvious place to look.

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