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[Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/lispref/tips.texi


From: Richard M. Stallman
Subject: [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/lispref/tips.texi
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:10:14 +0000

Index: emacs/lispref/tips.texi
diff -u emacs/lispref/tips.texi:1.77 emacs/lispref/tips.texi:1.78
--- emacs/lispref/tips.texi:1.77        Mon Mar 20 01:33:19 2006
+++ emacs/lispref/tips.texi     Tue Apr 18 21:10:14 2006
@@ -56,9 +56,13 @@
 benefits of a Common Lisp-style package system are considered not to
 outweigh the costs.}  Then take care to begin the names of all global
 variables, constants, and functions in your program with the chosen
-prefix.  This helps avoid name conflicts.  (Occasionally, for a command
-name intended for users to use, it is cleaner if some words come
-before the package name prefix.)
+prefix.  This helps avoid name conflicts.
+
+Occasionally, for a command name intended for users to use, it is more
+convenient if some words come before the package's name prefix.  And
+constructs that define functions, variables, etc., work better if they
+start with @samp{defun} or @samp{defvar}, so put the name prefix later
+on in the name.
 
 This recommendation applies even to names for traditional Lisp
 primitives that are not primitives in Emacs Lisp---such as




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