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bug#7291: 24.0.50; `non-essential' is incomprehensible
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#7291: 24.0.50; `non-essential' is incomprehensible |
Date: |
Sat, 30 Oct 2010 08:52:23 +0200 |
> From: Andy Moreton <andrewjmoreton@gmail.com>
> Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2010 00:00:33 +0100
> Cc:
>
> On Fri 29 Oct 2010, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>
> >> From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
> >> Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:03:03 -0400
> >> Cc: 7291@debbugs.gnu.org
> >>
> >> > The variable is badly named. It should be using a positive form, like
> >> > allow-whatever.
> >>
> >> `allow-whatever' does strike me as being any better.
> >> Any other suggestion?
> >
> > suppress-non-essential-prompts?
>
> allow-user-interaction ?
"User interaction" is too general, IMO. Almost as general as the
original name, which is one of the reasons for this bug report.
- bug#7291: 24.0.50; `non-essential' is incomprehensible, (continued)
- bug#7291: 24.0.50; `non-essential' is incomprehensible, Stefan Monnier, 2010/10/28
- bug#7291: 24.0.50; `non-essential' is incomprehensible, Drew Adams, 2010/10/28
- bug#7291: 24.0.50; `non-essential' is incomprehensible, Stefan Monnier, 2010/10/29
- bug#7291: 24.0.50; `non-essential' is incomprehensible, Drew Adams, 2010/10/29
- bug#7291: 24.0.50; `non-essential' is incomprehensible, Stefan Monnier, 2010/10/29
- bug#7291: 24.0.50; `non-essential' is incomprehensible, Andreas Schwab, 2010/10/29
- bug#7291: 24.0.50; `non-essential' is incomprehensible, Stefan Monnier, 2010/10/29
- bug#7291: 24.0.50; `non-essential' is incomprehensible, Andreas Schwab, 2010/10/29
- bug#7291: 24.0.50; `non-essential' is incomprehensible, Eli Zaretskii, 2010/10/29
- bug#7291: 24.0.50; `non-essential' is incomprehensible, Andy Moreton, 2010/10/29
- bug#7291: 24.0.50; `non-essential' is incomprehensible,
Eli Zaretskii <=
- bug#7291: 24.0.50; `non-essential' is incomprehensible, Drew Adams, 2010/10/30
- bug#7291: 24.0.50; `non-essential' is incomprehensible, Michael Albinus, 2010/10/30
- bug#7291: 24.0.50; `non-essential' is incomprehensible, Drew Adams, 2010/10/30
- bug#7291: 24.0.50; `non-essential' is incomprehensible, Alan Mackenzie, 2010/10/29
- bug#7291: 24.0.50; `non-essential' is incomprehensible, Michael Albinus, 2010/10/28
bug#7291: 24.0.50; `non-essential' is incomprehensible, James Cloos, 2010/10/28
bug#7291: 24.0.50; `non-essential' is incomprehensible, MON KEY, 2010/10/30