GNU bug report logs - #15809
24.3.50; wrong defcustom type for `suggest-key-bindings'

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 15:32:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: fixed, patch

Found in version 24.3.50

Done: Mattias Engdegård <mattiase <at> acm.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: "15809 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <15809 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: bug#15809: [External] : Re: bug#15809: 24.3.50; wrong defcustom type for `suggest-key-bindings'
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2021 01:29:41 +0000

> > +(define-widget 'natnum 'restricted-sexp
> > +  "A nonnegative integer."
> > +  :tag "Integer (positive)"
> 
> In the tag here, that's a bit confusing.  Why not just say "Integer
> (zero or larger)"?

"Nonnegative integer" is the conventional and clear
way to say that.

We often (I do, at least), speak about a nonnegative
or nonpositive numeric prefix arg, for instance.
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