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29.1; buffer-size should also accept the buffer's name as string argument

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Message #31 received at 66890 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 66890 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Daniel Nagy <danielnagy <at> posteo.de>
Subject: Re: bug#66890: 29.1; buffer-size should also accept the buffer's name
 as string argument
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2023 03:43:26 -0700

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>>> Maybe we should just "de-emphasize" the fact that those functions also
>>> accept strings, and instead insist that you have to go through
>>> `get-buffer` (or `get-buffer-create`).  If that sounds vague and you
>>> don't know what that would mean concretely, well.. you're not alone :-)
>> Perhaps we could recommend against abusing it in `(elisp) Tips'.
>
> It's not as strong a "de-emphasize" as I was picturing, but yes,
> that counts.

Feel free to propose other things we could do.  I just proposed the
first one that came to mind.  :-)

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