GNU bug report logs - #23130
25.1.50; `C-h f' etc.: escaping in symbol names

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Package: emacs;

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

Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2016 23:26:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: moreinfo

Found in version 25.1.50

Fixed in version 29.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #29 received at 23130 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
Cc: 23130 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#23130: 25.1.50; `C-h f' etc.: escaping in symbol names
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2016 10:08:52 -0700 (PDT)

> >> > Show it as Lisp when showing Lisp.  Show it as a symbol name, as
> >> > is the Emacs convention, in help text.  And in that case, show it
> >> > enclosed in `...'.
> >>
> >> How will that help in case of weird names?
> >
> > You can figure it out, I'm sure...
> 
> So why do you want to make things worse?

So why do keep trolling?
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