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23.1; X Windows -> X Window

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Message #5 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: 23.1; X Windows -> X Window
Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2009 15:31:01 -0700

The doc string for `x-set-selection' says this:
 
"Make an X Windows selection of type TYPE and value DATA...."
 
I believe, but I'm no expert on this, that that should be X Window,
not X Windows. If true, and if the same problem appears elsewhere,
then those occurrences should be corrected also.
 
We don't want users to think of X Window and Microsoft Windows as
somehow related. ;-)
 

In GNU Emacs 23.1.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2009-07-29 on SOFT-MJASON
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
configured using `configure --with-gcc (4.4)'
 

Message #10 received at 4021-done <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 4021-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: 23.1; X Windows -> X Window
Date: Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:23:29 -0400

> The doc string for `x-set-selection' says this:
> 
> "Make an X Windows selection of type TYPE and value DATA...."
> 
> I believe, but I'm no expert on this, that that should be X Window,
> not X Windows. If true, and if the same problem appears elsewhere,
> then those occurrences should be corrected also.
 
I think it should be simply "X selection".  Thanks for catching this.

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