GNU bug report logs - #50959
28.0.50; Shorthand symbols are unknown to Emacs

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: João Távora <joaotavora <at> gmail.com>
Cc: psainty <at> orcon.net.nz, 50959 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#50959: 28.0.50; Shorthand symbols are unknown to Emacs
Date: Sat, 02 Oct 2021 21:28:41 +0300

> From: João Távora <joaotavora <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2021 19:03:43 +0100
> Cc: Phil Sainty <psainty <at> orcon.net.nz>, 50959 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> On Sat, Oct 2, 2021 at 6:58 PM Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> wrote:
> 
> > We are talking at cross-purposes.  You are talking about the
> > underlying mechanism; I'm talking about the user's experience.  From
> > the UX POV, it is unexpected to be unable to get help about a
> > symbol-like thing the user sees in the buffer.
> 
> I'm taking both things into consideration. Does that mean that
> your answer to my questionnaire is 'a.' or "mostly" 'a.'?
> 
>  a. "I wonder what that that 's-thingy' over there is/means or what
>     documentation there is for it.?"
> 
> I'm assuming that since you wrote "sees in the buffer".

Yes.

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