GNU bug report logs - #79278
[PATCH] Add section "Semantic Linefeed Filling" to Emacs user manual

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Message #23 received at 79278 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Roi Martin <jroi.martin <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 79278 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#79278: [PATCH] Add section "Semantic Linefeed Filling" to
 Emacs user manual
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2025 18:26:12 +0200

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

>> What about users who are not aware of the concept?
>
> How would they find it in the manual, if they are not aware of the
> concept?  No one reads the manual start to end, because it is huge.

When reading about a related concept.  For instance, in this case, fill
commands.  It happens to me all the time.  You look for something
specific and when reading its documentation a related concept catches
your attention (e.g. a subsection).

        Roi

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