From 3758270bb55e0831e1c502203ebf0401612ba6ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1995 15:58:49 +0000 Subject: Explain style of "done" messages. --- lispref/tips.texi | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) (limited to 'lispref') diff --git a/lispref/tips.texi b/lispref/tips.texi index 76cd3427eef..3d46466832b 100644 --- a/lispref/tips.texi +++ b/lispref/tips.texi @@ -224,6 +224,13 @@ or @code{beep} to report errors. An error message should start with a capital letter but should not end with a period. +@item +Many commands that take a long time to execute display a message that +says @samp{Operating...} when they start, and change it to +@samp{Operating...done} when they finish. Please keep the style of +these messages uniform: @emph{no} space around the ellipsis, and +@emph{no} period at the end. + @item Try to avoid using recursive edits. Instead, do what the Rmail @kbd{e} command does: use a new local keymap that contains one command defined -- cgit v1.2.1