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authorPaul Eggert2016-05-05 23:11:11 -0700
committerPaul Eggert2016-05-05 23:11:11 -0700
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50650cb Doc fixes for fclist and grep 5e814e0 Minor doc fixes for quoting 3347a73 `nreverse' the marker pairs list 1a4127d Use save-excursion in xref-location-marker more ab3ba91 shell-quote-argument DIR when appropriate 922c7a3 Rework xref-query-replace-in-results 3fe3510 * lisp/replace.el (query-replace-read-from): Use minibuffer-w... 0932b94 Fix todo-mode bug involving archived items (bug#23447) e68ad1f ; * etc/NEWS: Tiny edit. (Bug#23432) adc80b7 ; * test/automated/xref-tests.el: Add copyright and license. 4d8fd9c Handle "empty line" regexp in xref searches f559b37 Add tests for xref-collect-matches 6428aa0 Use grep-find-ignored-directories instead of vc-directory-exc... 6f82d8e Clear buffer-undo-list when showing xrefs c68a091 Note the quote translation in `message' in section "incompati... 52f86a7 * etc/NEWS: Mention (message "%s" (format ...)). 93703c5 (Common Keywords): Correct what missing :group means 79e5800 Improve documentation of Dired's 'A' and 'Q' commands 2ea2a2f Doc fixes for quoting 8544b98 posnp doc clarification 805204f Mention what a missing :group does ec554d7 Fix documentation of dired-aux search/replace commands
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@@ -1100,10 +1100,13 @@ These examples show typical uses of @code{error}:
1100error symbol @code{error}, and a list containing the string returned by 1100error symbol @code{error}, and a list containing the string returned by
1101@code{format-message}. 1101@code{format-message}.
1102 1102
1103In a format string containing single quotes, curved quotes @t{‘like 1103The @code{text-quoting-style} variable controls what quotes are
1104this’} and grave quotes @t{`like this'} work better than straight 1104generated; @xref{Keys in Documentation}. A call using a format like
1105quotes @t{'like this'}, as @code{error} typically formats every 1105@t{"Missing `%s'"} with grave accents and apostrophes typically
1106straight quote as a curved closing quote. 1106generates a message like @t{"Missing ‘foo’"} with matching curved
1107quotes. In contrast, a call using a format like @t{"Missing '%s'"}
1108with only apostrophes typically generates a message like @t{"Missing
1109’foo’"} with only closing curved quotes, an unusual style in English.
1107 1110
1108@strong{Warning:} If you want to use your own string as an error message 1111@strong{Warning:} If you want to use your own string as an error message
1109verbatim, don't just write @code{(error @var{string})}. If @var{string} 1112verbatim, don't just write @code{(error @var{string})}. If @var{string}