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24.0.50; doc for `delimit-columns-*'

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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 7521 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7521: 24.0.50; doc for `delimit-columns-*'
Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2011 17:34:30 +0200

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> But even then the doc strings of the various functions (these are user
> _commands_, after all) need to give some explanation.  If we cannot
> explain these commands at all then maybe that's a sign that the
> commands themselves are overly complex.

There are oodles of commands tied to various modes/packages that presume
that you're aware of what the general gist of the package is.  It
wouldn't be very productive to explain the concept of a Message buffer
in each message-mode command, for instance.

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