Subject: Re: bug#76739: 31.0.50; Register previews cannot be disabled

From: Eli Zaretskii <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2025 15:04:05 +0200

> From: Thierry Volpiatto <[email-masked]>
> Cc: Thierry Volpiatto <[email-masked]>,  [email-masked],
>   [email-masked]
> Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2025 11:53:13 +0000
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <[email-masked]> writes:
> 
> >> From: Thierry Volpiatto <[email-masked]>
> >> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <[email-masked]>,  Thierry Volpiatto <[email-masked]>,
> >>   [email-masked]
> >> Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2025 06:13:52 +0000
> >> 
> >> Rudolf Adamkovič <[email-masked]> writes:
> >> 
> >> > Eli Zaretskii <[email-masked]> writes:
> >> >
> >> > You did not correct the description, which should say
> >> >
> >> >>     "Whether to show register preview when manipulating registers."
> >> >>                                            ^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >> >>   instead of
> >> >>
> >> >>     "Whether to show register preview when modifying registers."
> >> >>
> >> >>   because `C-x r i' does not modify any registers
> >> 
> >> Perhaps using:
> >> 
> >> "Whether to show register preview when using registers." ?
> >> 
> >> Don't know what the best wording would be, Eli WDYT?
> >
> > Which register-related commands are _not_ supposed to show the
> > preview?  Knowing that will allow to decide which wording will be
> > appropriate here.
> 
> All register commands use preview AFAIK.

Then I think this will be clearer:

  Whether register commands should show preview of registers that have values.