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message; M-x report-emacs-bug wanted to use a mail program that isn't present
on OS X ;)
$ git diff -p sbb-initial sbb-first-changes
diff --git a/admin/release-process b/admin/release-process
index f378662..72129bf 100644
--- a/admin/release-process
+++ b/admin/release-process
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ TUTORIAL.zh
** Check the manual.
-abbrevs.texi
+abbrevs.texi Steve Byrne
ack.texi
anti.texi
arevert-xtra.texi
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ xresources.texi
** Check the Lisp manual.
-abbrevs.texi
+abbrevs.texi Steve Byrne
anti.texi
back.texi
backups.texi
diff --git a/doc/emacs/abbrevs.texi b/doc/emacs/abbrevs.texi
index e0441a1..7fba728 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/abbrevs.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/abbrevs.texi
@@ -414,7 +414,6 @@ case while searching for expansions (@pxref{Lax Search}).
@emph{of the dynamic abbrev you are expanding}, by converting the
expansion to that case pattern.
address@hidden dabbrev-case-fold-search
The variable @code{dabbrev-case-replace} controls whether to
preserve the case pattern of the dynamic abbrev. If it is @code{t},
the dynamic abbrev's case pattern is preserved in most cases; if it is
@@ -432,12 +431,13 @@ copies the expansion verbatim including its case pattern.
@vindex dabbrev-abbrev-char-regexp
The variable @code{dabbrev-abbrev-char-regexp}, if address@hidden,
-controls which characters are considered part of a word, for dynamic expansion
-purposes. The regular expression must match just one character, never
-two or more. The same regular expression also determines which
-characters are part of an expansion. The value @code{nil} has a special
-meaning: dynamic abbrevs are made of word characters, but expansions are
-made of word and symbol characters.
+controls which characters are considered part of a word, for dynamic
+expansion purposes. The regular expression must match just one
+character, never two or more. The same regular expression also
+determines which characters are part of an expansion. The value
address@hidden (the default value) has a special meaning: dynamic abbrevs
+are made of word characters, but expansions are made of word and
+symbol characters.
@vindex dabbrev-abbrev-skip-leading-regexp
In shell scripts and makefiles, a variable name is sometimes prefixed
@@ -445,4 +445,4 @@ with @samp{$} and sometimes not. Major modes for this kind
of text can
customize dynamic abbrev expansion to handle optional prefixes by setting
the variable @code{dabbrev-abbrev-skip-leading-regexp}. Its value
should be a regular expression that matches the optional prefix that
-dynamic abbrev expression should ignore.
+dynamic abbrev expression should ignore. Its default value is @code{nil}.
diff --git a/doc/lispref/abbrevs.texi b/doc/lispref/abbrevs.texi
index 5f5a395..769ff03 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/abbrevs.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/abbrevs.texi
@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@ abbrevs in a file automatically, under the control of
variables
described here.
@defopt abbrev-file-name
-This is the default file name for reading and saving abbrevs.
+This is the default file name for reading and saving abbrevs. Its default
+value is @file{~/.emacs.d/abbrev_defs}.
@end defopt
@defun quietly-read-abbrev-file &optional filename
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@ A address@hidden value for @code{save-abbrevs} means that
Emacs should
offer to save abbrevs (if any have changed) when files are saved. If
the value is @code{silently}, Emacs saves the abbrevs without asking
the user. @code{abbrev-file-name} specifies the file to save the
-abbrevs in.
+abbrevs in. Its default value is @code{t}.
@end defopt
@defvar abbrevs-changed
@@ -283,6 +284,8 @@ be the name by which this abbrev was found (a string); it
is used to
figure out whether to adjust the capitalization of the expansion. The
function returns @code{abbrev} if the abbrev was successfully
inserted.
address@hidden [sbb] what does it retrurn if name is not found? nil?
address@hidden [sbb] what happens if start is defined but ent is not? (Text
should say)
@end defun
@deffn Command abbrev-prefix-mark &optional arg
@@ -298,7 +301,7 @@ next abbrev to be expanded. The actual expansion removes
the hyphen.
@end deffn
@defopt abbrev-all-caps
-When this is set address@hidden, an abbrev entered entirely in upper
+When this is set to address@hidden, an abbrev entered entirely in upper
case is expanded using all upper case. Otherwise, an abbrev entered
entirely in upper case is expanded by capitalizing each word of the
expansion.
@@ -331,6 +334,8 @@ Abbrevs, emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}).
This is the location of the most recent abbrev expanded. This contains
information left by @code{expand-abbrev} for the sake of the
@code{unexpand-abbrev} command.
address@hidden when is it cleared? Should we state that? Presumably its
initial value is
address@hidden nil, should that be stated as well?
@end defvar
@defvar last-abbrev-text
@@ -389,6 +394,8 @@ global table.
The value of this buffer-local variable is the (mode-specific)
abbreviation table of the current buffer. It can also be a list of
such tables.
address@hidden [sbb] Should we explain in a little more detail this list of
abbrev tables
address@hidden [sbb] idea? Such as precedence among the tables for identical
abbrevs?
@end defvar
@defvar abbrev-minor-mode-table-alist
@@ -397,6 +404,8 @@ The value of this variable is a list of elements of the form
of a variable: if the variable is bound to a address@hidden value,
then the @var{abbrev-table} is active, otherwise it is ignored.
@var{abbrev-table} can also be a list of abbrev tables.
address@hidden [sbb] Should we explain in a little more detail this list of
abbrev tables
address@hidden [sbb] idea? Such as precedence among the tables for identical
abbrevs?
@end defvar
@defvar fundamental-mode-abbrev-table
@@ -498,6 +507,7 @@ non-word syntax.
@item :parents
This property holds a list of tables from which to inherit
other abbrevs.
address@hidden [sbb] Should talk about precedence among the tables here.
@item :abbrev-table-modiff
This property holds a counter incremented each time a new abbrev is
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