GNU bug report logs - #51236
27.2/28 small typos/faq correction?

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Ian Nehera <delta29 <at> shaw.ca>

Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2021 07:29:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: moreinfo

Found in version 27.2

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Ian Nehera <delta29 <at> shaw.ca>
Cc: 51236 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Subject: bug#51236: 27.2/28 small typos/faq correction?
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2021 11:27:18 -0700

Ian Nehera <delta29 <at> shaw.ca> writes:

>> I thought you said that what it said wasn't incorrect?  Then why
>> change it?
>
> I just thought it was odd that the manuals/tutorial all listed ‘C-y’ as the
> main way to yank text but then the FAQ suddenly says ‘M-y’. If you
> see no issue with it then forget I said anything.

I think this is just a keybinding in isearch that is more convenient to
use than C-y/M-y.

Are there any other issues to resolve here, or can this bug be closed?
This bug report was last modified 3 years and 212 days ago.

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