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23.0.60; doc string of custom-unlispify-*

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: bug#1478: closed (Re: bug#1478: 23.0.60; doc string of
 custom-unlispify-*)
Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:14:03 +0000

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Your bug report

#1478: 23.0.60; doc string of custom-unlispify-*

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 1478 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 1478-close <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#1478: 23.0.60; doc string of custom-unlispify-*
Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:10:33 +0200

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> 2. I disagree with everything Lars wrote about this bug.

I still agree with myself, so I'm closing this report.

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: <emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org>
Subject: 23.0.60; doc string of custom-unlispify-*
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 16:00:21 -0800

1. The doc string of `custom-unlispify-menu-entries' says only this:
 
 "Display menu entries as words instead of symbols if non-nil."
 
What menu entries? Which menu?
 
It took me a while, searching and experimenting, to find that this is
about the `Custom' menu's submenus. Please clarify what this is for in
the doc string.

2. The doc string of `custom-unlispify-tag-names' says only this:

 "Display tag names as words instead of symbols if non-nil."

What's a tag name? This won't make much sense to an Emacs user who isn't savvy
to Emacs Lisp, `defcustom' :type, and :tag. Please explain this
better. A simple illustrative example never hurts: show what happens if
it's nil vs if it's non-nil.

These doc strings are all the user has to go on, since these options are not
described in any manual.
 

In GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2008-11-24 on LENNART-69DE564
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4) --no-opt --cflags -Ic:/g/include
-fno-crossjumping'
 

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