GNU bug report logs - #43636
28.0.50; About Emacs, shall be descriptive and point to Info file

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jean Louis <bugs <at> gnu.support>

Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2020 20:40:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 28.0.50

Fixed in version 29.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Jean Louis <bugs <at> gnu.support>
Cc: eliz <at> gnu.org, 43636 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#43636: 28.0.50; About Emacs, shall be descriptive and point to Info file
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2020 23:44:46 -0400

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  > > What would you suggest to say there?  Emacs is not just an editor, but
  > > OTOH whatever we want to say we need to say succinctly, so as not to
  > > overflow the single line we have for that.

  > That is good question how to formulate the designation for
  > characteristics that is not only the text editor.

"Text editor and more"?
"Text editor and much more"?
"Text editor^2"?


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