GNU bug report logs - #26299
24.5; Use of `…' in Info

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Package: emacs;

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

Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2017 14:45:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: notabug

Found in version 24.5

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: 26299 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#26299: 24.5; Use of `…' in Info
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2017 07:44:23 -0700 (PDT)

As one user, I find the adoption of `…' instead of `...' to be a
retrogression, not an improvement.  It is far less readable.  Just one
opinion.

Compare, as one example among zillions:

 -- Macro: with-help-window buffer-name body…

with

 -- Macro: with-help-window buffer-name body...

I cannot imagine what someone thought, when making this change.  Did it
come just because we _can_ now use that Unicode character?  That's not
a reason that we _should_ use it in such contexts.

In GNU Emacs 24.5.1 (i686-pc-mingw32)
 of 2015-04-11 on LEG570
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601
Configured using:
 `configure --prefix=3D/c/usr --host=3Di686-pc-mingw32'
This bug report was last modified 5 years and 242 days ago.

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