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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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@@ -265,10 +265,13 @@ properties, it is displayed with the specified faces (@pxref{Faces}).
265The string is also added to the @file{*Messages*} buffer, but without 265The string is also added to the @file{*Messages*} buffer, but without
266text properties (@pxref{Logging Messages}). 266text properties (@pxref{Logging Messages}).
267 267
268In a format string containing single quotes, curved quotes @t{‘like 268The @code{text-quoting-style} variable controls what quotes are
269this’} and grave quotes @t{`like this'} work better than straight 269generated; @xref{Keys in Documentation}. A call using a format like
270quotes @t{'like this'}, as @code{message} typically formats every 270@t{"Missing `%s'"} with grave accents and apostrophes typically
271straight quote as a curved closing quote. 271generates a message like @t{"Missing ‘foo’"} with matching curved
272quotes. In contrast, a call using a format like @t{"Missing '%s'"}
273with only apostrophes typically generates a message like @t{"Missing
274’foo’"} with only closing curved quotes, an unusual style in English.
272 275
273In batch mode, the message is printed to the standard error stream, 276In batch mode, the message is printed to the standard error stream,
274followed by a newline. 277followed by a newline.