Re: [emacs-tangents] [External] : Exiting from mapc

[Jean Louis]

* Joel Reicher <joel.reicher@gmail.com> [2025-01-03 03:25]:
> Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> writes:
> 
> > * Joel Reicher <joel.reicher@gmail.com> [2025-01-02 03:33]:
> > > Heime via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
> > > <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> writes:
> > > 
> > > > How can one get  the result of the throw?  With a let?
> > > 
> > > Why are you asking on this list when it should be possible to get
> > > this information from (info "(elisp) Catch and Throw")?
> > 
> > Sometimes it is helpful to provide info, and too often people have
> > misunderstanding and need explanation. Emacs is full of terms, concepts,
> > definitions which cause misunderstandings. If that would not be so, I
> > would be very happy, though it is.
> > 
> > You must know that there are different types of readers, different
> > audience. Emacs Lisp manual is written in technical manner, it wasn't
> > written in manner of a tutorial.
> 
> If the problem is in understanding the manual, then my very strong opinion
> is that the question should be asked in terms of the manual.
> 
> This does three things:
> 
> 1) Demonstrates good faith on the part of the enquirer that they have
> attempted to read the manual
> 2) Helps phrase the question in common terms with a minimum of unstated
> assumptions
> 3) Potentially leads to improvements in the manual

It is very good opinion, but people are not programmed robots.

-- 
Jean Louis