From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#65348: INITIAL-INPUT in completing-read repeats same entry twice consecutively Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2023 15:25:46 +0300 Message-ID: <838ra4vayd.fsf@gnu.org> References: <7D2p2XmGzWwhYjrI_PaUsn8r_NaQf-B0eAf7AmeRIhBEl84z79j_jKky-Lqlt6nc52SQ7T5yrL9OdqUzou1Mh3zQzgJx-SV6kIvc9Km8bDg=@protonmail.com> <83a5un35h6.fsf@gnu.org> <83o7j2yh47.fsf@gnu.org> <571_jSaUteaY0xDvqYdtM-FS0QLvAyOLY94AUDK81h4Fdn0jF869iyYXLHgsEmj1cEMNt6QHJnfCKY-__59S3R8z4SG03sXu9rO6mQa8nwg=@protonmail.com> <87sf8es0m0.fsf@web.de> <83o7j0vd26.fsf@gnu.org> Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="38505"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: michael_heerdegen@web.de, heimeborgia@protonmail.com, 65348@debbugs.gnu.org, drew.adams@oracle.com To: Christopher Dimech Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Mon Aug 21 14:26:14 2023 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1qY3z4-0009nT-7G for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Mon, 21 Aug 2023 14:26:14 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1qY3ys-0008Qg-Sl; Mon, 21 Aug 2023 08:26:02 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1qY3yq-0008QE-Uo for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Aug 2023 08:26:00 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:5::43]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1qY3yq-0001b0-JA for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Aug 2023 08:26:00 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1qY3ys-00031n-MX for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Aug 2023 08:26:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2023 12:26:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 65348 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: notabug Original-Received: via spool by 65348-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B65348.169262074911617 (code B ref 65348); Mon, 21 Aug 2023 12:26:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 65348) by debbugs.gnu.org; 21 Aug 2023 12:25:49 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:55796 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1qY3ye-00031I-Bf for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 21 Aug 2023 08:25:48 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:40462) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1qY3yb-000315-RT for 65348@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 21 Aug 2023 08:25:46 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1qY3yS-0001UO-2q; Mon, 21 Aug 2023 08:25:37 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnu.org; s=fencepost-gnu-org; h=References:Subject:In-Reply-To:To:From:Date: mime-version; bh=Y5+Rd41YxRx6maUVw4jpIY4V6QhpQrupTPmhRkWY3m8=; b=OvPIuRkncGmV kbLnXVXyZMKGiKyqio1nfFYs3ci1E2XMGL5h83uST2B5vlb1vkloaSyA44kc/0MWkJ0Shwo/xa9Az kVsTpxLPcPmRvnflHp/aowa/ehhuMSZxbtdU6KU+t+ARqL8yprrMtfQfDZkBvt2SRFopRU2gYTz34 P2m/OcravyxEoo1op3lbNKpTGMew+YqADoiRTOWy6OTGVM4I6f7enXqa17i9vMEjZbhTE9iMqzQTs 6sC7xL/Uti/dV7UpRM8GqfwXdRLXphtCA8jDmCQ5jXTaZBV0Fwmoljh/U0hBJMfosufLNo6bgsMig mqzFKPiTkRpMUYBqE9/3og==; In-Reply-To: (message from Christopher Dimech on Mon, 21 Aug 2023 14:07:07 +0200) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:268091 Archived-At: > From: Christopher Dimech > Cc: michael_heerdegen@web.de, 65348@debbugs.gnu.org, > heimeborgia@protonmail.com, drew.adams@oracle.com > Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2023 14:07:07 +0200 > > > There are no plans to remove INITIAL-INPUT, if that's what you are > > asking. We cannot possibly remove it, ever. The argument is not > > deprecated; its _use_ is "deprecated" (a.k.a. "discouraged"), that's > > all. > > INITIAL-INPUT is basically meant for prefilling the minibuffer with an entry. Yes. > Do not see anything to encourage or discourage. The doc string and the manual explain this. > Perhaps renaming it would be more appropriate to describe what > actually happens ? I see no reason to rename, as the current name describes the purpose quite well.