bug#66071: 30.0.50; term-scroll-to-bottom-on-output missing choices

[Mauro Aranda]

On 18/9/23 12:22, Robert Pluim wrote:
>>>>>> On Mon, 18 Sep 2023 12:12:41 -0300, Mauro Aranda 
<maurooaranda@gmail.com> said:
>
>      Mauro> On 18/9/23 11:20, Robert Pluim wrote:
>      >> On Mon, 18 Sep 2023 09:20:07 -0300, Mauro Aranda
>      Mauro>   <maurooaranda@gmail.com> said:
>      >>      Mauro> Patch attached.
>      >>
>      >>      Mauro> From d891a9f705b3b4af2aedeed645f4636535ea6c2e Mon 
Sep 17
>      Mauro>  00:00:00 2001
>      >>      Mauro> From: Mauro Aranda <maurooaranda@gmail.com>
>      >>      Mauro> Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2023 09:19:04 -0300
>      >>      Mauro> Subject: [PATCH] Fix term-scroll-to-bottom-on-output
>      Mauro>  :type (Bug#66071)
>      >>
>      >>      Mauro> * lisp/term.el (term-scroll-to-bottom-on-output): Add
>      Mauro>  missing choices.
>      >>      Mauro> ---
>      >>      Mauro>  lisp/term.el | 5 ++++-
>      >>      Mauro>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>      >>
>      >>      Mauro> diff --git a/lisp/term.el b/lisp/term.el
>      >>      Mauro> index b8466b21332..5dd73447cfb 100644
>      >>      Mauro> --- a/lisp/term.el
>      >>      Mauro> +++ b/lisp/term.el
>      >>      Mauro> @@ -494,7 +494,10 @@ term-scroll-to-bottom-on-output
>      >>
>      >>      Mauro>  See variable `term-scroll-show-maximum-output'.
>      >>      Mauro>  This variable is buffer-local."
>      >>      Mauro> -  :type 'boolean
>      >>      Mauro> +  :type '(choice (const :tag "Don't scroll" nil)
>      >>      Mauro> +                 (const :tag "Scroll selected window
>      Mauro>  only" this)
>      >>      Mauro> +                 (const :tag "Scroll unselected 
windows"
>      Mauro>  others)
>      >>      Mauro> +                 (other :tag "Scroll all 
windows" t))
>      >>      Mauro>    :group 'term)
>      >>
>      >> The code (and the docstring) also mention 'all.
>
>      Mauro> I know, that's why I put other, to catch either t or 
'all, since it
>      Mauro> doesn't make sense to have 2 different items for the same 
option. And
>      Mauro> adding something to match only t or 'all didn't seem 
worth the trouble.
>
>      Mauro> Am I missing something?
>
> Both before and after your patch, the defcustom and the docstring
> disagree. The docstring says 'all', but thatʼs not a value you can get
> via customize.
>
> Personally Iʼd be inclined to delete 'all' from the docstring. People
> already using 'all' wonʼt notice, since the code will still recognize
> it.
>
> Robert

I've incorporated your suggestion in the attached patch.

0001-Fix-term-scroll-to-bottom-on-output-type-Bug-66071.patch
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