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26.1; grouping `forms' in info:elisp#Index

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Van L <van <at> scratch.space>
Cc: 33440 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#33440: 26.1; grouping `forms' in info:elisp#Index
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2018 17:49:48 +0200

> From: Van L <van <at> scratch.space>
> Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2018 14:22:21 +1100
> 
> This is a suggestion not a bug.
> 
> At (info "(elisp)" Index)
> grouping on a common prefix
> all the entries associated with 'forms'
> at the following context is useful, note that
> 'form' itself occurs further above 'format'.
> 
> And, for (info "(elisp) Forms")
> to go in the index. A first search finds
> all but one entry refer to special forms.
> 
> * formatting time values:                Time Parsing.        (line   6)
> * formfeed:                              Basic Char Syntax.   (line  27)
> * forward-button:                        Button Buffer Commands.
>                                                               (line  32)
> * forward-char:                          Character Motion.    (line  24)
> 
> 
> The grouping on common prefix 'forms' would be like how tooltip is arranged:

I'm not sure I understand the request.  Are you asking for index
entries like "forms, self-evaluating", "forms, symbol", "forms, list",
etc.?

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