Re: Small but confusing doc error in easy-menu-define

[Lennart Borgman (gmail)]

Stefan Monnier wrote:
> > The doc string for easy-menu-define says that
>
> > "If SYMBOL is non-nil, store the menu keymap in the value of symbol,
> > and define symbol as a function to pop up the menu, with doc as its
> > doc string."
>
> > I looks like it is enough that SYMBOL is just a symbol name (it need not be
> > interned).
>
> I'm not sure I understand: a symbol can be either interned or not.
> I.e. an uninterned symbol *is a symbol*.  OTOH a symbol name is *not*
> a symbol: it's a string.


To me it would be easier to understand if it said

"SYMBOL may be nil or a symbol name. If it is a symbol name ..."