GNU bug report logs - #27927
25.2; Doc string of `region-extract-function'

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

Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2017 22:47:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 25.2

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

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 25.2; Doc string of `region-extract-function'
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2017 15:46:15 -0700 (PDT)

This doc string now reads a bit like a kludge was added to what was
there before.  There is nothing that should now favor the meaning of the
argument as "delete".  The parameter should be renamed from DELETE to
just ACTION or ARG (or something else).

"If DELETE is `delete-only'...
 If DELETE is nil...
 If DELETE is `bounds', then don't delete, but..."

Change that to something like

"If ACTION is `delete-only'...
 If ACTION is nil...
 If ACTION is `bounds'...

In GNU Emacs 25.2.1 (x86_64-w64-mingw32)
 of 2017-04-24 built on LAPHROAIG
Windowing system distributor 'Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601
Configured using:
 'configure --without-dbus --without-compress-install 'CFLAGS=-O2
 -static -g3''
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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 27927-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#27927: 25.2; Doc string of `region-extract-function'
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2017 11:05:17 +0300

> Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2017 15:46:15 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
> 
> This doc string now reads a bit like a kludge was added to what was
> there before.  There is nothing that should now favor the meaning of the
> argument as "delete".

Actually, there is: the call to filter-buffer-substring.  But I don't
think that's strong enough, so I fixed the doc string.

Thanks.
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