From unknown Mon Aug 18 15:38:34 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#19773: 23.2; kill-rectangle documentation Resent-From: vincent douzal Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2015 17:40:04 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 19773 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: 19773@debbugs.gnu.org X-Debbugs-Original-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.142307159926438 (code B ref -1); Wed, 04 Feb 2015 17:40:04 +0000 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 4 Feb 2015 17:39:59 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:34108 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YJ3vi-0006sL-QP for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 04 Feb 2015 12:39:59 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:60271) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YJ1aI-0001jb-VC for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 04 Feb 2015 10:09:43 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YJ1aC-0007Rr-KJ for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 04 Feb 2015 10:09:37 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:58565) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YJ1aC-0007Rn-IA for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 04 Feb 2015 10:09:36 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:33752) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YJ1aB-0002j4-P1 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Feb 2015 10:09:36 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YJ1a9-0007Qg-3v for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Feb 2015 10:09:35 -0500 Received: from komper2.teledetection.fr ([193.48.189.9]:45416 helo=komper.teledetection.fr) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YJ1a8-0007Pf-Tg for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Feb 2015 10:09:33 -0500 Received: from pcplat50.interne-mtd (lan101.teledetection.fr [193.48.189.101]) by komper.teledetection.fr (Serveur mel de la MTD) with ESMTPSA id 74EDC227968E for ; Wed, 4 Feb 2015 16:09:32 +0100 (CET) Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2015 15:09:29 +0000 From: vincent douzal Message-ID: <20150204150929.6f439405@pcplat50.interne-mtd> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.6 (GTK+ 2.20.1; i486-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Wed, 04 Feb 2015 12:39:56 -0500 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) Hello, The documentation string for kill-rectangle erroneously speaks about the kill ring. Rectangles of text are not copied to the kill ring, but in the variable kill-rectangle, which besides is not a ring. This can be puzzle new users. Regards Vincent Douzal In GNU Emacs 23.2.1 (i486-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.20.1) of 2013-01-09 on murphy, modified by Debian Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10707000 configured using `configure '--build' 'i486-linux-gnu' '--build' 'i486-linux-gnu' '--prefix=/usr' '--sharedstatedir=/var/lib' '--libexecdir=/usr/lib' '--localstatedir=/var/lib' '--infodir=/usr/share/info' '--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--with-pop=yes' '--enable-locallisppath=/etc/emacs23:/etc/emacs:/usr/local/share/emacs/23.2/site-lisp:/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/23.2/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/23.2/leim' '--with-x=yes' '--with-x-toolkit=gtk' '--with-toolkit-scroll-bars' 'build_alias=i486-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=-DDEBIAN -g -O2' 'LDFLAGS=-g' 'CPPFLAGS='' From unknown Mon Aug 18 15:38:34 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#19773: 23.2; kill-rectangle documentation Resent-From: npostavs@users.sourceforge.net Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2016 02:10:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 19773 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: vincent douzal Cc: 19773@debbugs.gnu.org Received: via spool by 19773-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B19773.146759819217981 (code B ref 19773); Mon, 04 Jul 2016 02:10:02 +0000 Received: (at 19773) by debbugs.gnu.org; 4 Jul 2016 02:09:52 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:36344 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1bJtKV-0004fm-9D for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 03 Jul 2016 22:09:52 -0400 Received: from mail-io0-f181.google.com ([209.85.223.181]:35987) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1bJtKK-0004fJ-4J; Sun, 03 Jul 2016 22:09:41 -0400 Received: by mail-io0-f181.google.com with SMTP id s63so141834882ioi.3; Sun, 03 Jul 2016 19:09:36 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=sender:from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id :user-agent:mime-version; bh=8NSX83GyZoEAGiuN2OAxfKlKQOWEHNRm37fz4Y0bPQM=; b=UX0D+Gh9H6WLtVKWpniW09mARkx2SDtLB2JNltQej/HM1UZYkGaFjySiT2w7V1qL41 WeW5kMoGsJ0PYDBQ2280MEU42hDEBCQv6eHY24uFjc4cyuAPRBXq3h7naHJ1xo6z2ZVo 7GOkh/2IR5ORorQ6Yk7RaUxJTTo+W4/0MHR/OpJyFo3ljQVNvIQTigfWbZEX8abNQIp/ F22ih/YViz9OcQXEb08JLaPixIWpEmh0/nOTrp+U8vI2UrZOUprwxuwlCSDIZj5eGOKx a72mOQrsnqB+QsQfX0YGkyxukn4heJjvEF2hMqJSDHRRVABdX6U0RJBXZqTAz32qrzZe HOSw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:sender:from:to:cc:subject:references:date :in-reply-to:message-id:user-agent:mime-version; bh=8NSX83GyZoEAGiuN2OAxfKlKQOWEHNRm37fz4Y0bPQM=; b=ReU7WMPSSWuFsE+ASa5bUq1gjGuITapZmq11Ve3fRrMTdKMx4IoCH56FNrLaDtbDAN LDfRpkIJbOjGmANM87eoY18bXIC4K6P2tpk7FyPUDWjvL3GXofV0Q0wo48UImzNsGykq O7kV5mcHTm8+qH6AGYa23/TvcLehWXywcq0r4l91GWcVNtDhroTPPqWondQiuNA0lDd/ Ye8fTX/Qw+SN1mYW3Cwy226KK9SCVXTjnG2rcxK8T5NmYEJyQu3yiTdPjG0+3Ld4vaig mdmlzMnzngT7m5tmoWu+hkVq2rt/D8U0VvlfGVBQdbvTftIoMcUlaRL0OnkzPb/3OUGX PrfQ== X-Gm-Message-State: ALyK8tIsYRSMUP6nawSg5uNEy+fSpQucQhR0jAj80MtZAXhS0VowYXo1blD+ZQ+w34B+cw== X-Received: by 10.107.201.80 with SMTP id z77mr8289926iof.109.1467598170780; Sun, 03 Jul 2016 19:09:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: from zony (206-188-64-44.cpe.distributel.net. [206.188.64.44]) by smtp.googlemail.com with ESMTPSA id k4sm383885iok.19.2016.07.03.19.09.29 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Sun, 03 Jul 2016 19:09:30 -0700 (PDT) From: npostavs@users.sourceforge.net References: <20150204150929.6f439405@pcplat50.interne-mtd> Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2016 22:09:37 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20150204150929.6f439405@pcplat50.interne-mtd> (vincent douzal's message of "Wed, 4 Feb 2015 15:09:29 +0000") Message-ID: <87mvlyduhq.fsf@users.sourceforge.net> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.0.93 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=-=-=" X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain tags 19773 patch quit vincent douzal writes: > Hello, > > The documentation string for kill-rectangle erroneously speaks about the > kill ring. Rectangles of text are not copied to the kill ring, but in > the variable kill-rectangle, which besides is not a ring. Hmm yeah, looks like copy-pasto. Should we mention the variable name directly in the docstring (as in patch below) or is it better to just say it's "saved"? --=-=-= Content-Type: text/x-diff Content-Disposition: inline; filename=v1-0001-kill-rectangle-should-mention-kill-rectangle.patch Content-Description: patch >From e2455dd16032f21884b39169a70386801a27392a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Noam Postavsky Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2016 21:40:26 -0400 Subject: [PATCH v1] kill-rectangle should mention kill-rectangle * lisp/rect.el (kill-rectangle): Mention `killed-rectangle' in docstring and warning message, rather than kill ring (Bug#19773). --- lisp/rect.el | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/lisp/rect.el b/lisp/rect.el index 43621d9..8fedce2 100644 --- a/lisp/rect.el +++ b/lisp/rect.el @@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ kill-rectangle deleted. If the buffer is read-only, Emacs will beep and refrain from deleting -the rectangle, but put it in the kill ring anyway. This means that +the rectangle, but put it in `killed-rectangle' anyway. This means that you can use this command to copy text from a read-only buffer. \(If the variable `kill-read-only-ok' is non-nil, then this won't even beep.)" @@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ kill-rectangle (setq deactivate-mark t) (setq killed-rectangle (extract-rectangle start end)) (if kill-read-only-ok - (progn (message "Read only text copied to kill ring") nil) + (progn (message "Read only text copied to `killed-rectangle'") nil) (barf-if-buffer-read-only) (signal 'text-read-only (list (current-buffer))))))) -- 2.8.0 --=-=-=-- From unknown Mon Aug 18 15:38:34 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#19773: 23.2; kill-rectangle documentation Resent-From: npostavs@users.sourceforge.net Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2016 01:19:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 19773 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: patch To: vincent douzal Cc: 19773@debbugs.gnu.org Received: via spool by 19773-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B19773.146871832216874 (code B ref 19773); Sun, 17 Jul 2016 01:19:02 +0000 Received: (at 19773) by debbugs.gnu.org; 17 Jul 2016 01:18:42 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:54130 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1bOajB-0004O1-OA for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 16 Jul 2016 21:18:41 -0400 Received: from mail-io0-f179.google.com ([209.85.223.179]:34973) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1bOaj9-0004Nj-DE; Sat, 16 Jul 2016 21:18:39 -0400 Received: by mail-io0-f179.google.com with SMTP id m101so133789593ioi.2; Sat, 16 Jul 2016 18:18:39 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=sender:from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id :user-agent:mime-version; bh=/jhS2C5iW9CFz+vB3sJCB7acQyp0Os20wLYqqE0kTbw=; b=B7TUm/ZeVRKdJj9iaCN9YNRQ6p2MRHFwuPg4I4eAH9QzOigEVIGvdAuOVW+v2wMavz FkC7/ripFkTJfrAU8O7JaUzue/3tCOfv0zyESPcy6bsjUy/iBzFAvzXWn6WHKOt6EnMb pRsZGhbmY26lkxzYU4E5EWRcnxuOJz0qdu/YhtHSmLZvfqOKVuJ9sl72snu/Aopf1ABP wm6pT9mX15uvaa2yGFT1phvZklKM18SHDwR3FQoXjqusNtRPBVaF3/Hsn0f7wcyQpGRr 0affU3tGFMVXmJJwx5S4KeB2xxft7FewsWe0cK3z73yhskPEWSw3o5sbciUf4eELZTBt gD8Q== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:sender:from:to:cc:subject:references:date :in-reply-to:message-id:user-agent:mime-version; bh=/jhS2C5iW9CFz+vB3sJCB7acQyp0Os20wLYqqE0kTbw=; b=i5E+ar8OkMFio+hQOr7Nm1qB1D8UL1eI0KnUWoH21q59JKpVA2WuNhsYPesmnzzL8q I2KB6AIyAvQ31Kko2BULOE4QE6CN4QUD9ogsLplHirY1946NI5aMfRCHxq2+7tDzSO1u bN72ews1NtvhVh5+YM06J12Jg3yX2aMEo3Wh9WTi1yNkBYCw/xVdYnQJMf2aqsnP2MWC UvUcYveuthfRXEmrMlsQwoATgQDa8tYUI76fw6paVF2or8UZIkOdzV+SCVz/qtPAQLpk eEEBYRUWdIhCRbRDsKdXfLmcBecEu8eUiPrF2Ba2/pcnrXwQC+Hr/qT6q7MB+f6ZdfMg T5aA== X-Gm-Message-State: ALyK8tJNGo45ZXa4BA3Wl03n9gUUaDD6bAm96D+z8On4jYRKiRhx1Dkt399FeyzvqpBvhA== X-Received: by 10.107.36.75 with SMTP id k72mr16812002iok.155.1468718313886; Sat, 16 Jul 2016 18:18:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from zony (206-188-64-44.cpe.distributel.net. 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