GNU bug report logs - #64046
30.0.50; Quoting in customize choice tags

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>

Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2023 14:04:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 30.0.50

Done: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: "ola.x.nilsson <at> axis.com" <ola.x.nilsson <at> axis.com>, "stephen.berman <at> gmx.net" <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>, Mauro Aranda <maurooaranda <at> gmail.com>, "64046 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <64046 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: bug#64046: 30.0.50; Quoting in customize choice tags
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2023 15:43:38 +0000

> 1. Use `substitute-quotes' for the TITLE argument.  We're using that
> for display purposes here, so why not make it look a bit nicer and
> more consistent.

Because it's _not_ nicer.  Just leave it alone,
please.

You don't, and you can't, know ahead of time
"for display purposes" what "a bit nicer" means
or should mean.  Such one-size-for-all treatment
just gets in the way.  This is Emacs, and Lisp.

Anyone can massage a TITLE string ahead of time,
if they need to.  Please make no assumptions
about the meaning of quotes - or any other chars
- in a title, including how they should appear.
Just leave all chars as they are.

Again, anyone can change the TITLE string if
needed, before submitting it.  Users know what
they want/need better than design-time molders.
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