GNU bug report logs - #12973
@: overused in manual

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 19:27:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: patch

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 12973 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: 12973 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12973: @: overused in manual
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:46:47 +0200

> Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:25:21 -0800
> From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
> 
> The Emacs manual uses "@:" in many places where it needn't.
> Sometimes the @: has no effect, e.g., "Jay K.@: Adams".

Why do you say it has no effect in this case?
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