GNU bug report logs - #58131
[PATCH] docview: new customization options for imenu

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Reported by: Jose A Ortega Ruiz <jao <at> gnu.org>

Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 02:22:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

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: Jose A Ortega Ruiz <jao <at> gnu.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 58131 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#58131: [PATCH] docview: new customization options for imenu
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 16:55:56 +0100
On Wed, Sep 28 2022, Eli Zaretskii wrote:

[...]

> Think about the various Help commands, such as 'apropos': they show
> the doc strings or just their first sentence entirely out of any
> context.  Users who invoke such commands should be capable to
> understand at a glance whether the command/variable is something they
> should examine further.  So having important keywords in there helps
> immensely to make such triage steps much faster and more efficient.

Excellent point, thanks.

[...]

>> Any better?
>
> Yes, thanks.  My suggestion is a very minor variation of the latter:
>
>  Format spec for imenu's display of section titles from docview documents.

Looks good to me.  Would you like a patch with the two new strings or is
it quicker if you directly commit a change by yourself?


Cheers,
jao
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