GNU bug report logs - #17707
24.4.50; doc string of `align-newline-and-indent'

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

Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 21:23:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: fixed

Found in version 24.4.50

Fixed in version 26.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.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>
Cc: 17707 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#17707: 24.4.50; doc string of `align-newline-and-indent'
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 15:56:29 -0700 (PDT)

> >> > Please spend some time to come up with a description of _what this
> >> > function does_.  In addition to indenting, it does some aligning -
> >> > fine.
> >> > Aligning what to what?  How? (I.e., what does "aligning" mean in this
> >> > context?)
> >>
> >> I've now made the doc string mention that it uses `align' to do
> >> alignment.
> >
> > OK, but what alignment?  What does it align with what?
> 
> `align' presumably explains that sufficiently.

Do you think it does, for what `align-newline-and-indent' does?
If so, can you describe what it does for `align-newline-and-indent'?

If no, then you, like I, are wondering.  If yes, then please
add that description to the doc string.
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