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26.0.50; [PATCH] Improve documentation for display-buffer-alist

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From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: Jens Lechtenboerger <lechten <at> wi.uni-muenster.de>
Cc: 26233 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#26233: 26.0.50; [PATCH] Improve documentation for display-buffer-alist
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2017 10:28:39 +0100

>> Thanks.  Personally I'd prefer having that in the Elisp manual.  Either
>> in a new subsection or at the end of section 27.14 Action Functions for
>> `display-buffer'?  Code in doc-strings is sometimes tedious to read.
>
> I'm surprised.  I consider that information relevant to ordinary
> users, not only developers.  As pointed out by Drew Adams, probably
> a new section in the Emacs manual is necessary.  Also, she convinced
> me that much more information is necessary, which I'm unable to
> provide.

That's why I used the term "personally".  If you think that putting
the information in the doc-string is better, let's do that.

martin

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