bug#38737: closed (26.3; Doc string of `files--message')

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regarding 26.3; Doc string of `files--message'
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> 26.3; Doc string of `files--message'
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> Tue, 24 Dec 2019 13:42:34 -0800 (PST)
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> Doc string:
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> "Like `message', except sometimes don't print to minibuffer.
> If the variable `save-silently' is non-nil, the message is not
> displayed on the minibuffer."
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> `message' does not "print to" the minibuffer or "display on" the
> minibuffer.  It shows a message in the echo area.
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> Plus, it's not true that it sometimes does not show the message.  What
> really happens is that the message is sometimes shown and then
> immediately cleared - it is still logged in `*Messages*', for example.
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> The doc string should just say that if `save-silently' is non-nil then,
> after showing the message in the echo area, it is cleared.
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> In GNU Emacs 26.3 (build 1, x86_64-w64-mingw32)
>  of 2019-08-29
> Repository revision: 96dd0196c28bc36779584e47fffcca433c9309cd
> Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 10.0.17763
> Configured using:
>  `configure --without-dbus --host=x86_64-w64-mingw32
>  --without-compress-install 'CFLAGS=-O2 -static -g3''
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> Re: bug#38737: 26.3; Doc string of `files--message'
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> Wed, 25 Dec 2019 16:51:33 +0200
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> > Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 13:42:34 -0800 (PST)
> > From: Drew Adams <address@hidden>
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> > `message' does not "print to" the minibuffer or "display on" the
> > minibuffer.  It shows a message in the echo area.
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> Thanks, I fixed the wording.
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> > Plus, it's not true that it sometimes does not show the message.  What
> > really happens is that the message is sometimes shown and then
> > immediately cleared - it is still logged in `*Messages*', for example.
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> "Don't show" doesn't imply "do nothing", so I see no problem here.
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> > The doc string should just say that if `save-silently' is non-nil then,
> > after showing the message in the echo area, it is cleared.
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> That's a description of the implementation, so not useful: the source
> is always available.  From the user POV I think the message is not
> shown, because redisplay doesn't have an opportunity to kick in.
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