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Simplify explanation of interactive form

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Javier Olaechea <pirata <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#32406: closed (Re: bug#32406: Simplify explanation of
 interactive form)
Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2019 00:56:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#32406: Simplify explanation of interactive form

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 32406 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Javier Olaechea <pirata <at> gmail.com>, 32406-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#32406: Simplify explanation of interactive form
Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2019 01:55:32 +0100

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

>> From: Javier Olaechea <pirata <at> gmail.com>
>> Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2018 22:46:55 -0500
>> 
>> The previous wording said that an interactive form is a declaration periphrastically ("Its presence serves as
>> flag"). I've done my best to follow the ChangeLog format
>
> As far as I could see, you just replaced "serves as a flag" with "is a
> declaration".  Is that true?  If so, can you explain why the proposed
> text is simpler?

More information was requested, but none was given within a year, so
I'm closing this bug.

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas

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From: Javier Olaechea <pirata <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Simplify explanation of interactive form
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2018 22:46:55 -0500

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The previous wording said that an interactive form is a declaration
periphrastically ("Its presence serves as flag"). I've done my best to
follow the ChangeLog format

Cheers,
  Javier Olaechea

-- 
"I object to doing things that computers can do." — Olin Shivers

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