GNU bug report logs - #36586
set-variable's docstring should mention M-n

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 01:24:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed

Fixed in version 27.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

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From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: set-variable's docstring should mention M-n
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 07:21:37 +0800

set-variable is an interactive compiled Lisp function in...

Its docstring should mention that the variable's current value can be
edited via M-n there in the minibuffer. Handy for minor changes.
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bug#36586; Package emacs. (Sat, 13 Jul 2019 04:28:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: 36586 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#36586: set-variable's docstring should mention M-n
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 06:27:35 +0200

積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org> writes:

> set-variable is an interactive compiled Lisp function in...
>
> Its docstring should mention that the variable's current value can be
> edited via M-n there in the minibuffer. Handy for minor changes.

Yes, I think that's a good idea -- it's really handy, and it's not
obvious that that's the case.  I've now done so on the Emacs trunk.

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Added tag(s) fixed. Request was from Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sat, 13 Jul 2019 04:28:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug marked as fixed in version 27.1, send any further explanations to 36586 <at> debbugs.gnu.org and 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org> Request was from Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sat, 13 Jul 2019 04:28:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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