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bug#19208: replace-match unhelpful error message
From: |
Richard Stallman |
Subject: |
bug#19208: replace-match unhelpful error message |
Date: |
Sun, 04 Aug 2019 22:25:32 -0400 |
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> I think ((120 < height) && (height < 200)) is the closest we can get to
> the natural phrasing.
That parallels the mathematical expression 120 < h < 200, which is a
plus, but doesn't parallel the textual form "height must be between
120 and 200", which is a minus.
The way to parallel the latter is (height > 120 && height < 200).
I think both of those are ok, but let's avoid other orderings
--
Dr Richard Stallman
President, Free Software Foundation (https://gnu.org, https://fsf.org)
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- bug#19208: replace-match unhelpful error message, (continued)
- bug#19208: replace-match unhelpful error message, Paul Eggert, 2019/08/03
- bug#19208: replace-match unhelpful error message, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2019/08/03
- bug#19208: replace-match unhelpful error message, Paul Eggert, 2019/08/03
- bug#19208: replace-match unhelpful error message, Andreas Schwab, 2019/08/04
- bug#19208: replace-match unhelpful error message, Noam Postavsky, 2019/08/03
- bug#19208: replace-match unhelpful error message, Andreas Schwab, 2019/08/04
- bug#19208: replace-match unhelpful error message, Noam Postavsky, 2019/08/04
- bug#19208: replace-match unhelpful error message, Andreas Schwab, 2019/08/04
- bug#19208: replace-match unhelpful error message, Paul Eggert, 2019/08/04
- bug#19208: replace-match unhelpful error message, Andreas Schwab, 2019/08/04
- bug#19208: replace-match unhelpful error message,
Richard Stallman <=
- bug#19208: replace-match unhelpful error message, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2019/08/04
- bug#19208: replace-match unhelpful error message, Andreas Schwab, 2019/08/04