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Re: _brace_parameter: misleading help text for #



On Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 03:26:15PM -0400, Lawrence Velázquez wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 31, 2022, at 8:16 AM, Leah Neukirchen wrote:
> > Peter Stephenson <p.w.stephenson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> >
> >> -Evaluate the resulting words as numeric expressions and output the
> >> -characters corresponding to the resulting integer.  Note that this form is
> >> -entirely distinct from use of the tt(#) without parentheses.
> >> +Evaluate the resulting words as numeric expressions and interpret
> >> +these as character codes.  Output the corresponding characters.  Note
> >> +that this form is entirely distinct from use of the tt(#) without
> >> +parentheses.
> >
> > This is way more clear indeed.
> 
> I concur, but I think the original message suggested clarifying the
> completion blurb as well.

That was addressed in 49932.

Wasn't sure if I should resurrect an 8 month old thread.




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