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small error in the emacs manual

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From: Nazim Wahid Djafar <nwd.dev <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: small error in the emacs manual
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2011 09:51:32 +0100

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hi,
there is a small error in the emacs manual in chapter Sending mail :

C-x 4 m
Likewise, in another window (compose-mail-other-window).
C-x 5 m
Likewise, but in a new frame (compose-mail-other-frame).

instead

C-x 4 m
Likewise, but in a new frame (compose-mail-other-frame).
C-x 5 m
Likewise, in another window (compose-mail-other-window).

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From: Bastien <bzg <at> altern.org>
To: Nazim Wahid Djafar <nwd.dev <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 8243 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8243: small error in the emacs manual
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2011 21:42:12 +0100

Nazim Wahid Djafar <nwd.dev <at> gmail.com> writes:

> there is a small error in the emacs manual in chapter Sending mail :
>
> C-x 4 m
> Likewise, in another window (compose-mail-other-window).
> C-x 5 m
> Likewise, but in a new frame (compose-mail-other-frame).

Which is right.  What is the error exactly?

-- 
 Bastien

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 8243-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8243: small error in the emacs manual
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:19:16 -0400

Nazim Wahid Djafar wrote:

> there is a small error in the emacs manual in chapter Sending mail :
>
> C-x 4 m
> Likewise, in another window (compose-mail-other-window).
> C-x 5 m
> Likewise, but in a new frame (compose-mail-other-frame).

Thank you for the report, but the manual is correct.

See bindings.el:

(define-key ctl-x-4-map "m" 'compose-mail-other-window)
(define-key ctl-x-5-map "m" 'compose-mail-other-frame)

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From: Nazim Wahid Djafar <nwd.dev <at> gmail.com>
To: 8243 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8243: closed (Re: bug#8243: small error in the emacs manual)
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 08:42:34 +0100

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2011/3/14 GNU bug Tracking System <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org>

> Your bug report
>
> #8243: small error in the emacs manual
>
> which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.
>
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> ---------- Message transféré ----------
> From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
> To: 8243-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:19:16 -0400
> Subject: Re: bug#8243: small error in the emacs manual
> Nazim Wahid Djafar wrote:
>
> > there is a small error in the emacs manual in chapter Sending mail :
> >
> > C-x 4 m
> > Likewise, in another window (compose-mail-other-window).
> > C-x 5 m
> > Likewise, but in a new frame (compose-mail-other-frame).
>
> Thank you for the report, but the manual is correct.
>
> See bindings.el:
>
> (define-key ctl-x-4-map "m" 'compose-mail-other-window)
> (define-key ctl-x-5-map "m" 'compose-mail-other-frame)
>
>
>
> ---------- Message transféré ----------
> From: Nazim Wahid Djafar <nwd.dev <at> gmail.com>
> To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
> Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2011 09:51:32 +0100
> Subject: small error in the emacs manual
> hi,
> there is a small error in the emacs manual in chapter Sending mail :
>
> C-x 4 m
> Likewise, in another window (compose-mail-other-window).
> C-x 5 m
> Likewise, but in a new frame (compose-mail-other-frame).
>
> instead
>
> C-x 4 m
> Likewise, but in a new frame (compose-mail-other-frame).
> C-x 5 m
> Likewise, in another window (compose-mail-other-window).
>
>
no  the manual is not correct
C-x 4 m
compose mail in  new frame not in new window

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Message #19 received at 8243 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Nazim Wahid Djafar <nwd.dev <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 8243 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8243: small error in the emacs manual
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:44:00 -0400

Nazim Wahid Djafar wrote:

> no  the manual is not correct
> C-x 4 m
> compose mail in  new frame not in new window

I cannot find any version of Emacs in which this is true.
Please tell me which version of Emacs you are using, and give a complete
example starting from emacs -q --no-site-file .

Here is mine:

emacs-23.3 -q --no-site-file
C-x m
C-x 4 m

   -> Emacs starts composing a second mail in a new window, not a new frame


Perhaps you are confused by Emacs's use of "window" and "frame"?
Please see the definitions of these terms in the Glossary in the Emacs
manual.

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