From unknown Fri Jun 20 18:10:59 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#7465 <7465@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#7465 <7465@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: doc of transient-mark-mode variable Reply-To: bug#7465 <7465@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2025 01:10:59 +0000 retitle 7465 doc of transient-mark-mode variable reassign 7465 emacs submitter 7465 Stephen Berman severity 7465 minor thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Mon Nov 22 10:17:03 2010 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 22 Nov 2010 15:17:03 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PKY8d-0006h2-5e for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:17:03 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PKY8a-0006go-Jp for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:17:01 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PKYDT-0003OV-S1 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:22:16 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.1 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]:43463) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PKYDT-0003OO-PM for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:22:03 -0500 Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=43566 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PKYDF-0005c4-O8 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:22:03 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PKYD2-0003HL-46 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:21:49 -0500 Received: from mailout-de.gmx.net ([213.165.64.22]:39884 helo=mail.gmx.net) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PKYD1-0003Gp-MH for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:21:36 -0500 Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 22 Nov 2010 15:21:33 -0000 Received: from i59F550DC.versanet.de (EHLO escher.home) [89.245.80.220] by mail.gmx.net (mp018) with SMTP; 22 Nov 2010 16:21:33 +0100 X-Authenticated: #20778731 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1+U4dF7QN6UZTo3OdAsgQrZ6NJ2BIHyLUNf+rcJea zG5WqO67UDGi99 Received: by escher.home (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 719C910448; Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:21:41 +0100 (CET) From: Stephen Berman To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: 24.0.50; transient-mark-mode customization UI is confusing Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:21:41 +0100 Message-ID: <8739qtl6yi.fsf@escher.home> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-Spam-Score: -4.6 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -4.6 (----) 1. emacs -Q 2. M-x customize-option RET transient-mark-mode RET => The complete text of the doc string is displayed, as usual, but here it is confusing, because the values `lambda' and `(only . OLDVAL)' cannot be entered, since only toggling on-off is allowed. As noted in the Elisp manual, these values are intended for Lisp programs, so they should not be mentioned in the Custom interface, which is concerned with user settings. In GNU Emacs 24.0.50.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.18.6) of 2010-11-22 on escher Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10605000 configured using `configure '--without-toolkit-scroll-bars'' From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Mon Nov 22 11:11:24 2010 Received: (at 7465) by debbugs.gnu.org; 22 Nov 2010 16:11:24 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PKYzD-00074s-Pn for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 22 Nov 2010 11:11:24 -0500 Received: from rcsinet10.oracle.com ([148.87.113.121]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PKYzB-00074n-EM for 7465@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 22 Nov 2010 11:11:21 -0500 Received: from rcsinet13.oracle.com (rcsinet13.oracle.com [148.87.113.125]) by rcsinet10.oracle.com (Switch-3.4.2/Switch-3.4.2) with ESMTP id oAMGGZVi032512 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:16:36 GMT Received: from acsmt354.oracle.com (acsmt354.oracle.com [141.146.40.154]) by rcsinet13.oracle.com (Switch-3.4.2/Switch-3.4.1) with ESMTP id oAMGGXLl003795; Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:16:35 GMT Received: from abhmt001.oracle.com by acsmt353.oracle.com with ESMTP id 801734361290442501; Mon, 22 Nov 2010 08:15:01 -0800 Received: from dradamslap1 (/130.35.178.194) by default (Oracle Beehive Gateway v4.0) with ESMTP ; Mon, 22 Nov 2010 08:15:00 -0800 From: "Drew Adams" To: "'Stephen Berman'" , <7465@debbugs.gnu.org> References: <8739qtl6yi.fsf@escher.home> Subject: RE: bug#7465: 24.0.50; transient-mark-mode customization UI is confusing Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 08:15:00 -0800 Message-ID: <4A6EC880811E4A759A6B050E7ABFE3E6@us.oracle.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 In-Reply-To: <8739qtl6yi.fsf@escher.home> Thread-Index: AcuKXaqphGoT+FTXSBe3UQLhXGYhXAAAbnvQ X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5994 X-Spam-Score: -6.4 (------) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 7465 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.4 (------) > The complete text of the doc string is displayed, as usual, > but here it is confusing, because the values `lambda' and > `(only . OLDVAL)' cannot be entered, since only toggling > on-off is allowed. As noted in the Elisp manual, these > values are intended for Lisp programs, so they should not > be mentioned in the Custom interface, which is concerned with > user settings. Users, even users of Customize, can also use Emacs Lisp. The complete doc string should always be available in Customize, and the Lisp interface should be described in the doc string (not just the Customize interface). However, you have a point in that the Lisp description is not identified as such here, so this text can indeed be confusing to users. The correct fix is to introduce the description of the Lisp values by saying that these are the values used in Lisp code. Also, the text should not say that "non-nil _also_ enables highlighting...", for this highlighting is a big part of what t-m mode is all about. Please remove "also" here. From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat Dec 04 16:09:54 2010 Received: (at 7465) by debbugs.gnu.org; 4 Dec 2010 21:09:54 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1POzMf-0003mz-Va for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 04 Dec 2010 16:09:54 -0500 Received: from vm-emlprdomr-04.its.yale.edu ([130.132.50.145]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1POzMe-0003mo-RY for 7465@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 04 Dec 2010 16:09:53 -0500 Received: from furball (dhcp128036014248.central.yale.edu [128.36.14.248]) (authenticated bits=0) by vm-emlprdomr-04.its.yale.edu (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id oB4LFe6j013030 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Sat, 4 Dec 2010 16:15:40 -0500 Received: by furball (Postfix, from userid 1000) id DBB3E16059F; Sat, 4 Dec 2010 16:15:39 -0500 (EST) From: Chong Yidong To: Stephen Berman Subject: Re: bug#7465: 24.0.50; transient-mark-mode customization UI is confusing References: <8739qtl6yi.fsf@escher.home> Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2010 16:15:39 -0500 In-Reply-To: <8739qtl6yi.fsf@escher.home> (Stephen Berman's message of "Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:21:41 +0100") Message-ID: <874oatz1c4.fsf@stupidchicken.com> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.71 on 130.132.50.145 X-Spam-Score: -2.7 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 7465 Cc: 7465@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -2.7 (--) Stephen Berman writes: > The complete text of the doc string is displayed, as usual, but here it > is confusing, because the values `lambda' and `(only . OLDVAL)' cannot > be entered, since only toggling on-off is allowed. As noted in the > Elisp manual, these values are intended for Lisp programs, so they > should not be mentioned in the Custom interface, which is concerned with > user settings. I noted explicitly in the docstring that these values are meant for Lisp. Thanks. 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