GNU bug report logs - #8534
24.0.50; Documentation bug in ns-read-file-name

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Packages: emacs, ns;

Reported by: Harald Hanche-Olsen <hanche <at> math.ntnu.no>

Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 10:51:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.0.50

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Harald Hanche-Olsen <hanche <at> math.ntnu.no>
Cc: 8534 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8534: 24.0.50; Documentation bug in ns-read-file-name
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 13:51:21 -0400

Harald Hanche-Olsen <hanche <at> math.ntnu.no> writes:

> The doc string for ns-read-file-name (defined in src/nsfns.m) says
>
> Optional arg ISLOAD, if non-nil, means read a file name for saving.
>
> However the exact opposite is true, as the name of the variable also
> indicates.

I can patch up the docstring if you explain to me what the opposite of
"read a file name for saving" is, and what is the difference between the
two kinds of file dialogs (I don't use OSX).
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