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Undefined/undocumented terms

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From: Dave Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com>
To: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 9683 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9683: Undefined/undocumented terms
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:59:33 -0400

on Thu Oct 06 2011, Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi-AT-gnus.org> wrote:

> Dave Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com> writes:
>
>>> Gnus group names are always full (which means prefixed, if prefixation
>>> is required).
>>
>> a. That statement is belied (or, at least, beconfused) by the fact that you
>>    specify whether it's prefixed or not for other functions:
>>
>>    ,----[ (info "(gnus)Gnus Utility Functions") ]
>>    | `gnus-group-real-name'
>>    |      Takes a full (prefixed) Gnus group name, and returns the unprefixed
>>    |      name.
>>    | 
>>    | `gnus-group-prefixed-name'
>>    |      Takes an unprefixed group name and a select method, and returns
>>    |      the full (prefixed) Gnus group name.
>>    `----
>>
>> b. "if prefixation is required" is so vague (to me) that your response
>>    is of no use to me in understanding anything.
>
> I thought "a full Gnus group name" would be a hint.  :-)

You're just getting cryptic-er and cryptic-er, Doc!

-- 
Dave Abrahams
BoostPro Computing
http://www.boostpro.com

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