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+From: David Bremner <david@tethera.net>\r
+To: Mark Walters <markwalters1009@gmail.com>, notmuch@notmuchmail.org\r
+Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] contrib: pick: remove hack\r
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+Mark Walters <markwalters1009@gmail.com> writes:\r
+\r
+> +(defvar notmuch-pick-open-target nil)\r
+> +(make-variable-buffer-local 'notmuch-pick-open-target)\r
+\r
+What do people think about adding a code style suggestion/requirement\r
+for elisp that all variables have docstrings, even if intended for\r
+internal use? It's true the existing code doesn't really meet this\r
+standard.\r
+\r
+> (defvar notmuch-pick-buffer-name nil)\r
+> (make-variable-buffer-local 'notmuch-pick-buffer-name)\r
+> ;; This variable is the window used for the message pane. It is set\r
+> @@ -349,8 +351,8 @@ Does NOT change the database."\r
+> (notmuch-pick (notmuch-search-find-thread-id)\r
+> notmuch-search-query-string\r
+> nil\r
+> - (notmuch-prettify-subject (notmuch-search-find-subject)))\r
+> - (notmuch-pick-show-match-message-with-wait))\r
+> + (notmuch-prettify-subject (notmuch-search-find-subject))\r
+> + t))\r
+\r
+I think my previous complaint can be reformulated as (essentially) both\r
+notmuch-pick and notmuch-pick-open-target could use (better) docstrings.\r
+\r
+As you say, the hack removed is quite horrible, so I'd be willing to\r
+merge the patches anyway. OTOH, more documentation might make it so that\r
+more than one person can understand the notmuch-pick code.\r
+\r
+d\r
+\r