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Customize UI Value Menu Label&Text Description is out of wack

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#32756: closed (Customize UI Value Menu Label&Text Description
 is out of wack)
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 08:00:02 +0000

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From: Van L <van <at> scratch.space>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Customize UI Value Menu Label&Text Description is out of wack
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 18:46:25 +1000

Hello.

The label in the Value Menu should match exactly what is described in the documentation for the following:

1. Xref Prompt For Identifier
2. Dired Use Ls Dired

when using Customize UI.

An ideal user to verify the ability to achieve their goal whilst interacting with this aspect of the UI is to ask for feedback from a working writer, such as, a journalist. (Not me.)

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Van L <van <at> scratch.space>
Cc: 32756-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#32756: Customize UI Value Menu Label&Text Description is out
 of wack
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 10:59:36 +0300

> From: Van L <van <at> scratch.space>
> Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 18:46:25 +1000
> 
> Hello.
> 
> The label in the Value Menu should match exactly what is described in the documentation for the following:
> 
> 1. Xref Prompt For Identifier
> 2. Dired Use Ls Dired
> 
> when using Customize UI.

"Match exactly" is not a worthy goal, IMO, (even if possible, which I
doubt), because the menu items cannot be as long as the doc string,
and the doc string is typically long, as it should include enough
details to explain itself completely.  However, I made changes (on the
emacs-26 branch) that I believe make the menus for those two variables
match their doc strings much closer.

> An ideal user to verify the ability to achieve their goal whilst interacting with this aspect of the UI is to ask for feedback from a working writer, such as, a journalist. (Not me.)

I don't think we have such users on board, but if there are concrete
practical suggestions for further improvement, they are welcome.

Thanks.

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