GNU bug report logs - #1581
eval-last-sexp truncation: mention in docstring

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: jidanni <at> jidanni.org

Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:37:49 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

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From: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: eval-last-sexp truncation: mention in docstring
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:01:17 +0800

  C-x C-e runs the command eval-last-sexp
    which is an interactive compiled Lisp function in `lisp-mode.el'.
  It is bound to <menu-bar> <emacs-lisp> <eval-sexp>, C-x C-e.
  (eval-last-sexp EVAL-LAST-SEXP-ARG-INTERNAL)

  Evaluate sexp before point; print value in minibuffer.
  Interactively, with prefix argument, print output into current buffer.

OK, but
some-variable-whose-value-is-rather-long C-u C-x C-e
will truncate the results with "..." at the end.
Please mention in the docstring how to get the entire value.

OK, (info "(emacs)Lisp Eval") mentions `eval-expression-print-level' and
`eval-expression-print-length'. OK, perhaps mention them in
eval-last-sexp etc. docstrings.
bug reassigned from package `emacs' to `emacs,documentation'. Request was from Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com> to control <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com. (Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:30:03 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug closed, send any further explanations to jidanni <at> jidanni.org Request was from Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> to control <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com. (Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:25:05 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com. (Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:24:06 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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