GNU bug report logs - #76439
[PATCH] Specify 'tab-bar-history-mode' in 'winner-mode' docstring

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Visuwesh <visuweshm <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2025 14:52:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Fixed in version 31.0.50

Done: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #44 received at 76439 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>
To: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Visuwesh <visuweshm <at> gmail.com>,
 76439 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, juri <at> linkov.net
Subject: Re: bug#76439: [PATCH] Specify 'tab-bar-history-mode' in
 'winner-mode' docstring
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:09:48 +0100

On Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:23 +0100 Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com> wrote:

>>>>>> On Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:23 +0100, Stephen Berman
> <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net> said:
>
>     Stephen> On Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:26:46 +0100 Robert Pluim
>     Stephen> <rpluim <at> gmail.com> wrote:
>     >>>>>>> On Fri, 21 Feb 2025 09:43:58 +0200, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> said:
>     >> >> 
>     >> >> If you indent to use `tab-bar-mode' with `winner-mode', we recommend
>     >> >> to use `tab-bar-history-mode' instead which provides tab-specific
>     >> >> window configuration history and is better behaved when
>     >> >> `tab-bar-mode' is turned on.
>     >> >> 
>     >> >> ?
>     >> 
>     Eli> SGTM, thanks.
>     >> 
>     >> Grammar/gerund alert:
>     >> 
>     >> If you indent to use `tab-bar-mode' with `winner-mode', we recommend
>
>     Stephen> s/indent/intend/
>
> The golden rule of grammar discussion is that there will be spelling
> mistakes (and vice-versa) 😉
>
>     >> using `tab-bar-history-mode' instead, which provides tab-specific
>     >> window configuration history, and is better behaved when
>     >> `tab-bar-mode' is turned on.
>     >> 
>     >> (Iʼd even be tempted to use ';' instead of the second ',', and replace
>     >> 'which' with 'it')
>
>     Stephen> Or "instead, since it provides", since it's a justification of the
>     Stephen> recommendation.
>
> That works as well. Iʼm told that using ';' is falling out of favour,
> since allegedly the youth of today donʼt understand it.
>
> Robert

Not being a youth of today, I can neither confirm nor refute that;
however, I can believe it.

Steve Berman
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