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25.2; Please don't curly quote example code in docstring.

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From: npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net
To: control <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#26998: 25.2;
 Please don't curly quote example code in docstring.
Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2017 21:41:52 -0400

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npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net writes:

> Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto <at> gmail.com> writes:
>>
>> I don't follow anymore those lists, is this documented somewhere ?
>
> See `(elisp) Keys in Documentation'.
>
>>> So I guess all existing lisp doc-strings everywhere are supposed to be
>>> audited for use of ' and \= escapes added where needed.
>>
>> Also I guess this is not compatible with older emacs ?...
>
> Actually, I see it's documented as far back as 19.34 (earliest tag I can
> find...).
>
>> I found `text-quoting-style' which is nil by default which seems to be
>> same as 'curve, setting it to 'grave fixed my docstrings, would be great
>> to make 'grave the default.
>
> Even if 'grave' was the default, the docstrings with unescaped quotes
> would still be broken for people who chose 'curve'.

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