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25.1; doc of `abbrev-expand-function(s)', "wrapper hooks",...

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Package: emacs;

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

Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2016 14:54:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 25.1

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de>
To: 24540 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: bug#24540: 25.1; doc of `abbrev-expand-function(s)', "wrapper hooks",...
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 08:15:25 +0200


On 25.09.2016 16:53, Drew Adams wrote:
> Let's check the doc, starting with `expand-abbrev':
>
> "Calls `abbrev-expand-function' with no argument to do the work, and
> returns whatever it does."
>
> (It should say that it calls the _value of variable_
> `abbrev-expand-function'.)

Hmm, the explicit "-function" tells me, there is something uncommon: ah, 
that's not a function at this level.

OTOH a thing would be to name a function  "-function".
But these are conventions, which also apply to other parts.
Think it's worth to be brought to emacs-devel.
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