Max Nikulin <[email protected]> writes:
On 12/12/2025 05:13, Jacob S. Gordon wrote:
In the manual and a few other places I noticed references to
‘printf’
formatting despite the Emacs ‘format’ being used.
I believe that "printf" is widely used to describe formatting
while `format' is
specific to Emacs, so in user docs printf should be preferable.
Not all Org mode
users are necessary closely familiar with elisp.
It may be stressed however that it is not exactly C formatters.
I do not think that avoiding "printf" makes the manual more
clear for new users.
I disagree.
The reference to 'format' is necessary for a new user to search
for and find the function definition. IIUC, 'printf' doesn't
serve this function.
Also, if 'format' is not exactly 'printf', then the use of
'printf' instead of 'format' in the manual misleads the user.
All the best,
Tom
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