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

From: Thierry Volpiatto <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2025 17:10:38 +0000

Eli Zaretskii <[email-masked]> writes:

>> 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.

Yes, nice, thanks.
Do you want me to commit this change or you do it?

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Thierry