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24.2.50; defun*: argument lists in documentation look terrible

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
Cc: 12884 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#12884: 24.2.50; defun*: argument lists in documentation look terrible
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:49:08 -0500

> | (my-toggle-item #:MODE-OR-VAR &key ((:selected #:ENABLED-SPEC) (\`
> | (am-bound-and-true-p (quote (\, mode-or-var))))) ((:help
> | #:HELP-STRING) (am-make-symbol-docstring mode-or-var)))

Let me just say that I will resist the urge to tell you what I think
about this style of argument list ;-)

> This looks terrible with all this #: and quote \, stuff.

Binding print-quoted makes sense to improve the quote/backquote syntax.
But I don't understand why we have those #: in there.  I understand it's
there to say the symbols are not interned, but I don't understand why
they're not interned.


        Stefan

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