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bug#70163: 29.3; hexl-mode incorrect docstring


From: Eli Zaretskii
Subject: bug#70163: 29.3; hexl-mode incorrect docstring
Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2024 19:11:59 +0300

> From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
> Cc: thievol@posteo.net,  schwab@linux-m68k.org,  70163@debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2024 12:07:42 -0400
> 
> >> >> > What is "the more appropriate place", and how will you find it, given
> >> >> > that some doc strings are auto-generated, either in part or in full?
> >> >> Right after the next \n ?
> >> > That could be in the middle of a sentence.
> >> Then insert at point if (and (bolp) (not (bobp)))?
> > But that again could be in the middle of a sentence.
> 
> It could.
> 
> > Shouldn't we look for the end of the sentence, and insert after that
> > instead?  Or what am I missing?
> 
> I don't believe in the ability of machines to find the end of
> a sentence. 🙂

Then maybe we shouldn't try to be too smart here?  I already added to
Tips the recommendation to have this not in the middle of a sentence,
so maybe we should leave the rest to the programmer?





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