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25.2; doc string of `Info-virtual-nodes'

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 28237 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#28237: 25.2; doc string of `Info-virtual-nodes'
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 13:51:05 +0200

Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> Neither OPERATION nor HANDLER is specified well.
>
> 1. These parts of the doc string are incomprehensible:
>
>      OPERATION is one of the following operation symbols `find-node'
>                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>      that define what HANDLER function to call instead of calling the
>      default corresponding function to override it.
>      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>    I can't even parse the first bit.  Is it trying to say that OPERATION
>    must be `find-node'?  (No idea.)
>
>    The second bit: what is the "default corresponding function"?  What
>    does that mean?  Default wrt what?  Corresponding to what?
>
> 2. HANDLER is not specified at all.  No doubt it is a function.  But
>    what arguments can or must the function accept?

Looks like Eli fixed this at the time but forgot to close this report.

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