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26; doc string of `abbrev-prefix-mark'

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 26; doc string of `abbrev-prefix-mark'
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2018 07:35:34 -0800 (PST)

(Minor)

The doc string says that the command inserts a temporary hyphen,
temporary until the intended abbrev expansion occurs.

It might be better to say that it inserts a hyphen, and to add that if
the command is later followed by an abbrev expansion then this hyphen is
removed.  That clearly says what _this_ command does, and separates that
from other changes that might come later from other commands.  (If you
don't follow `M-'' with abbrev expansion then the hyphen is not
removed.)

In GNU Emacs 26.1 (build 1, x86_64-w64-mingw32)
 of 2018-05-30
Repository revision: 07f8f9bc5a51f5aa94eb099f3e15fbe0c20ea1ea
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 10.0.16299
Configured using:
 `configure --without-dbus --host=x86_64-w64-mingw32
 --without-compress-install 'CFLAGS=-O2 -static -g3''

Message #8 received at 33382 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 33382 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#33382: 26; doc string of `abbrev-prefix-mark'
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 14:46:16 +0200

Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> (Minor)
>
> The doc string says that the command inserts a temporary hyphen,
> temporary until the intended abbrev expansion occurs.
>
> It might be better to say that it inserts a hyphen, and to add that if
> the command is later followed by an abbrev expansion then this hyphen is
> removed.  That clearly says what _this_ command does, and separates that
> from other changes that might come later from other commands.  (If you
> don't follow `M-'' with abbrev expansion then the hyphen is not
> removed.)

Makes sense; I've now done this on the trunk.

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