GNU bug report logs - #64185
proposal for new function: copy-line

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Message #56 received at 64185 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Zachary Kanfer <zkanfer <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 64185 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, me <at> eshelyaron.com, juri <at> linkov.net
Subject: Re: bug#64185: proposal for new function: copy-line
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2023 08:56:32 +0300

> From: Zachary Kanfer <zkanfer <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2023 01:46:27 -0400
> Cc: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>, 64185 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, me <at> eshelyaron.com
> 
> Is there a standard to use numbers as the values, rather than, say, symbols? It seems more readable
> to look at an option of '(old new last), for example, rather than '(-1 0 1).

Numbers are much easier for users to use as values of options, so we
should prefer them when they do the job.  A number can also express
more than just those 3 possibilities, so it's more flexible in this
case.

> I also like the added tests!

That's always welcome, TIA.

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