* bug#54479: 27.2; Doc string of `read-char-from-minibuffer-insert-other'
@ 2022-03-20 15:35 Drew Adams
2022-03-20 16:23 ` Eli Zaretskii
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Drew Adams @ 2022-03-20 15:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 54479
The doc string of this command is less than comprehensible, IMO.
Handle inserting of a character other than allowed.
Display an error on trying to insert a disallowed character.
Also discard all previous input in the minibuffer.
To me, this doesn't say anything about what this command does. After
all, it's a _command_, not just a function that reads a char
(presumably). What does it do - what do you use it for?
What does "handle" mean here? What are the "allowed" chars, and in what
way are they "allowed"? What's meant by "previous input" here?
___
A guess is that by discarding "previous input" is meant first clear the
minibuffer - remove its content. ("Previous input" suggests minibuffer
history.)
In GNU Emacs 27.2 (build 1, x86_64-w64-mingw32)
of 2021-03-26 built on CIRROCUMULUS
Repository revision: deef5efafb70f4b171265b896505b92b6eef24e6
Repository branch: HEAD
Windowing system distributor 'Microsoft Corp.', version 10.0.19043
System Description: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (v10.0.2009.19043.1526)
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* bug#54479: 27.2; Doc string of `read-char-from-minibuffer-insert-other'
2022-03-20 15:35 bug#54479: 27.2; Doc string of `read-char-from-minibuffer-insert-other' Drew Adams
@ 2022-03-20 16:23 ` Eli Zaretskii
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From: Eli Zaretskii @ 2022-03-20 16:23 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Drew Adams; +Cc: 54479-done
> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
> Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2022 15:35:09 +0000
>
> The doc string of this command is less than comprehensible, IMO.
>
> Handle inserting of a character other than allowed.
> Display an error on trying to insert a disallowed character.
> Also discard all previous input in the minibuffer.
>
> To me, this doesn't say anything about what this command does.
Thanks, I fixed that.
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