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[PATCH] Some fixes for refcard.tex

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From: Xue Fuqiao <xfq.free <at> gmail.com>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 14087 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#14087: [PATCH] Some fixes for refcard.tex
Date: Thu, 9 May 2013 16:06:34 +0800

On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 2:21 PM, Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> wrote:
> Xue Fuqiao wrote:
>
>> (Sorry, but I cannot configure my email client to use `X-Debbugs-CC'.)
>
> i) That option only affects new reports, not replies to existing
> reports, so I don't see the relevance.
>
> ii) I guess your mail client doesn't let you add X- headers.
> Well, you can put it in the first line of the body instead.
> No, it probably isn't in the documentation.

Ah, I see.  Thank you.

>>>> ! \key{eval {\bf sexp} before point}{C-x C-e} % sexp?  form?  expression?  S-expression?
>>>
>>> sexp seems fine for a quick reference card.
>>
>> In (info "(elisp) Intro Eval"):
>>
>>     A Lisp object that is intended for evaluation is called a "form" or
>>   "expression".
>> [...]
>>     It is sometimes also referred to as an "S-expression" or "sexp",
>>   but we generally do not use this terminology in this manual.
>>
>> IMO we can use "form" here since it is consistent with the manual and
>> not too long.
>
> A reference card is not a manual.
> The command is "eval-last-sexp"; "Evaluate sexp before point".
> Using the word "sexp" will therefore be confusing to literally no-one,
> and has added mnemonic value wrt the command-name.
> There is no need to change it.

OK, you convinced me.

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Best regards, Xue Fuqiao.
http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/

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