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bug#19114: 25.0.50; doc string of `eval-expression-print-format' is inap
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Lars Ingebrigtsen |
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bug#19114: 25.0.50; doc string of `eval-expression-print-format' is inappropriate |
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Sat, 30 Apr 2016 17:39:49 +0200 |
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Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:
> (defun eval-expression-print-format (value)
> "Format VALUE as a result of evaluated expression.
> Return a formatted string which is displayed in the echo area
> in addition to the value printed by prin1 in functions which
> display the result of expression evaluation."
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> I don't know quite what they're trying to express here...
Oh, I understood while rewriting. :-) It means that this function is
used by functions like `prin1' which typically display something in the
echo area.
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