GNU bug report logs - #11862
[PATCH 0/9] doc/lispref/intro.texi: Copyediting

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Michael Witten <mfwitten <at> gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2012 20:23:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: patch

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

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From: Wolfgang Jenkner <wjenkner <at> inode.at>
To: Michael Witten <mfwitten <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 11862 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: bug#11862: [PATCH 8/9 v3] doc/lispref/intro.texi: More precise language for what a variable is
Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2012 17:55:55 +0200

On Fri, Jul 06 2012, Michael Witten wrote:

> +(@pxref{Symbols}); binding is frequently referred to as @dfn{setting},

This is a bit misleading, except when speaking of previously unbound
symbols or when using "is set" as a stative perfect.  Could you please
give an example where binding a bound symbol is described as "setting"
it?  IMHO, this would be a documentation bug.

Wolfgang
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