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bug#34214: 25.3; minibuffer function help in lisp modes changes match-da
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Stefan Kangas |
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bug#34214: 25.3; minibuffer function help in lisp modes changes match-data |
Date: |
Fri, 18 Sep 2020 02:51:36 -0700 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
tags 34214 - notabug
thanks
"Miguel V. S. Frasson" <mvsfrasson@gmail.com> writes:
> The "documented" behavior is in Elisp Reference, but not in
> doc-strings of functions that rely on match data. So they are not so
> easily spotted by non-experienced users.
I agree that this could be documented in `match-string'.
> IMO it is so easy to avoid interference into user experience in this
> case, adding convenience, just by saving match data inside eldoc...
>
> Should a helper mode be able to "confuse" non-experienced users
> because it could rely on "documented" behavior? If so, why does Emacs
> have disabled commands, if they are also documented?
I have no strong opinion here. Maybe you're right.
Anyone else?
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