GNU bug report logs - #75828
[PATCH] Correct make-frame docstring vis-a-vis make_frame.c

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Message #56 received at 75828 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Ship Mints <shipmints <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 75828 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#75828: [PATCH] Correct make-frame docstring vis-a-vis
 make_frame.c
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 12:30:45 -0600

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> I'm not sure we should reveal those details here.  Hidden buffers are
> handled specially in many places in Emacs, and I don't think we spell
> that out in every doc string.
>
> Stefan, WDYT?

On first approximation, I'd tend to agree with you, but I think Martin
made a good point later in this discussion, when he said the following.

martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at> writes:

> I think a new automatically buffer-local variable, say
> 'display-via-make-frame', would not harm anyone.

So I think we could install Martin's proposed patch, with NEWS and doc
changes of course.

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