Re: Suggestion for improvement..

Michael Jensen <[email protected]> Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:26:20 -0500
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ya, google's ai has now provided an answer that at least seems plausible.
I suppose that's why you don't get more complaints, nobody uses the manual
anymore?

On Tue, Feb 10, 2026 at 1:17=E2=80=AFPM Michael Jensen <mikethe1wheelnut@gm=
ail.com>
wrote:

> Greetings..
>
> The Arch website tells me to contact you if I have any suggestions for
> improvement.
> Such suggestions are not hard to come by when there are large numbers of
> things listed as: "TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED"
>
> The one I am particularly interested in is "exposures", from this page:
> https://man.archlinux.org/man/xcb_clear_area.3.en
>
> I assume that this is not documented because people assume that it is
> obvious.  Or people are using ai to scour the web for the info.  I guess
> I'll try that next, seeing as an ordinary search doesn't seem to be
> working.  I can find the "official documentation" just fine..
>
> -Michael..
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">ya, google&#39;s ai has now provided an answer that at lea=
st seems plausible.=C2=A0 I suppose that&#39;s why you don&#39;t get more c=
omplaints, nobody uses the manual anymore?</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quo=
te gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb=
 10, 2026 at 1:17=E2=80=AFPM Michael Jensen &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mikethe1w=
[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><bloc=
kquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:=
1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Greeting=
s..</div><div><br></div><div>The Arch website tells me to contact you if I =
have any suggestions for improvement.</div><div>Such suggestions are not ha=
rd to come by when there are large numbers of things listed as: &quot;TODO:=
 NOT YET DOCUMENTED&quot;</div><div><br></div><div>The one I am particularl=
y interested in is &quot;exposures&quot;, from this page: <a href=3D"https:=
//man.archlinux.org/man/xcb_clear_area.3.en" target=3D"_blank">https://man.=
archlinux.org/man/xcb_clear_area.3.en</a></div><div><br></div><div>I assume=
 that this is not documented because people assume that it is obvious.=C2=
=A0 Or people are using ai to scour the web for the info.=C2=A0 I guess I&#=
39;ll try that next, seeing as an ordinary search doesn&#39;t seem to be wo=
rking.=C2=A0 I can find the &quot;official documentation&quot; just fine..<=
/div><div><br></div><div>-Michael..</div></div>
</blockquote></div>

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