GNU bug report logs - #46926
Remove the quotes from highlighted/linked symbols when displaying docs

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: scame <laszlomail <at> protonmail.com>

Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2021 16:58:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

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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Message #20 received at 46926 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: scame <laszlomail <at> protonmail.com>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: "46926 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <46926 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: RE: [External] : bug#46926: Remove the quotes from highlighted/linked
 symbols when displaying docs
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2021 18:40:13 +0000

>
> No. Please do not do this.
>
> 1.  Users can turn off such highlighting. They still need
>     to be able to easily see such things. The things need
>     to stand out.

I meant it could be done with a face, so obviously a face
can be customized.

>
> 2.  Users need to be able to search for such things, and
>     one way to do that is to include the quotes, whether
>     with a regexp or a plain-text pattern.

If we consider Help buffers they usually not that large
that you have to search for symbols in them.

Check out this Help window. It is more tidy and readable
without the unnecessary quotes:

https://i.imgur.com/xiHv8lr.png
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