GNU bug report logs - #41006
26.3; regular expressions documentation

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Reported by: jan <rtm443x <at> googlemail.com>

Date: Fri, 1 May 2020 19:07:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 26.3

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #77 received at 41006 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>, Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Mattias Engdegård <mattiase <at> acm.org>,
 41006 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, rtm443x <at> googlemail.com
Subject: RE: bug#41006: 26.3; regular expressions documentation
Date: Tue, 5 May 2020 17:23:12 -0400

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

> 1. Let users who happen to read the manual
> consecutively learn about _using_ regexps before
> delving into the detailed reference info about
> what they are - their syntax, etc.

Thanks for explaining.  My suggestion was simply to have it all under
one node: "Regular Expressions".  The idea being that when you go
there, you probably also want to know how to use them.

The same goes for the index, IMHO.  But that's just how I imagine the
manual could be improved.

> 4. Putting all together physically, in one giant
> node, is not feasible (especially if you include
> all the other nodes about "what").  And it's not
> helpful.

Agreed, my idea was to have them as subnodes.

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas
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