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[PATCH] Specify 'tab-bar-history-mode' in 'winner-mode' docstring

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Message #53 received at 76439 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Visuwesh <visuweshm <at> gmail.com>
To: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>,
 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 16:05:03 +0530

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[வெள்ளி பிப்ரவரி 21, 2025] Robert Pluim wrote:

>>>>>> On Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:46:47 +0530, Visuwesh <visuweshm <at> gmail.com> said:
>
>     Stephen> Or "instead, since it provides", since it's a justification of the
>     Stephen> recommendation.
>
>     Visuwesh> Are you supposed to have a comma before since?  In any case, is the
>     Visuwesh> grammar of
>
> Contrast:
>
>     Itʼs not mandatory but since the sentence is long itʼs nice to
>     provide the comma in order to allow the reader to pause mentally.
>
> with putting commas between the clauses:
>
>     Itʼs not mandatory, but since the sentence is long, itʼs nice to
>     provide the comma in order to allow the reader to pause mentally.
>
> The following would be excessive (also known as "Shatner-mode"):
>
>     Itʼs not mandatory, but, since the sentence is long, itʼs nice to
>     provide the comma, in order to allow the reader to pause, mentally.
>
> In short: the comma before "since" works well.

Right, thanks for the hint.  I was using commas excessively at one point
in time, but that got me some comments which ended me here...
[ One of these days, I should finish reading The Elements of Style.  ]

>     Visuwesh>     If you intend to use `tab-bar-mode' with `winner-mode', we recommend
>     Visuwesh>     using `tab-bar-history-mode' instead, since it provides tab-specific
>     Visuwesh>     window configuration history, and is better behaved when
>     Visuwesh>     `tab-bar-mode' is turned on.
>
>     Visuwesh> correct?
>
>     >> That works as well. Iʼm told that using ';' is falling out of favour,
>     >> since allegedly the youth of today donʼt understand it.
>
>     Visuwesh> It is hard to figure out where to put the semicolon.  It falling out of
>     Visuwesh> favour means there aren't plenty of examples unless you're reading
>     Visuwesh> Victorian novels I suppose.
>
> Anytime there can be a comma, there can be a semicolon. Easy 🙂

Wasn't there a distinction between a "short" and a "long" pause?
Something about short clauses?

In any case, how about the attached?

[0001-Recommend-tab-bar-history-mode-over-winner-mode.patch (text/x-diff, attachment)]

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