From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#54754: 28.1; Still requiring typing "yes" when read-short-answer is non-nil Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2022 13:37:47 +0200 Message-ID: <87czhtazuc.fsf@gnus.org> References: <87ee2ayqsg.fsf@cassou.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="7966"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/29.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cc: 54754@debbugs.gnu.org To: Damien Cassou Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Thu Apr 07 13:39:02 2022 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 1ncQTe-0001pu-6W for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Thu, 07 Apr 2022 13:39:02 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:47266 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ncQTc-0008GF-MV for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Thu, 07 Apr 2022 07:39:00 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:55516) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ncQSg-0008G7-CN for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 07 Apr 2022 07:38:02 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:37866) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ncQSf-0005iF-Q1 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 07 Apr 2022 07:38:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1ncQSf-00083D-Kd for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 07 Apr 2022 07:38:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2022 11:38:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 54754 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs Original-Received: via spool by 54754-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B54754.164933148030941 (code B ref 54754); Thu, 07 Apr 2022 11:38:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 54754) by debbugs.gnu.org; 7 Apr 2022 11:38:00 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:59996 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1ncQSe-00082y-JZ for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 07 Apr 2022 07:38:00 -0400 Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([95.216.78.240]:48472) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1ncQSb-00082g-TM for 54754@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 07 Apr 2022 07:37:58 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnus.org; s=20200322; h=Content-Type:MIME-Version:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:Date: References:Subject:Cc:To:From:Sender:Reply-To:Content-Transfer-Encoding: Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender: Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=fhh6LbE7XI+DXYNxGboGzc7CcTGY+WJBZWB9uNKmpDw=; b=Uy0zxxjclDe17TldfUy2iu53hp bewePSODIYaBrpQzlqZsiNBBm31wORMPYFL67039cwg9RDSFH939LyJJUauewfZ0ch3OwvPDB30G+ NKoZu6gE614PL9e4p4sfDx+yAbQo7X0X2acBBozqTFCuWgcoO84g6ZNwC+J8jOsL+CrI=; Original-Received: from [84.212.220.105] (helo=xo) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1ncQSS-0000tw-AY; Thu, 07 Apr 2022 13:37:50 +0200 X-Now-Playing: Autechre's _Sign_: "r cazt" In-Reply-To: <87ee2ayqsg.fsf@cassou.me> (Damien Cassou's message of "Wed, 06 Apr 2022 21:07:11 +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" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:229521 Archived-At: Damien Cassou writes: > when killing an unsaved buffer, Emacs would ask me to type "yes" to > express that I'm sure. Reading the documentation of `read-answer-short', > I thought that setting this variable to t would allow me to type just > "y" but it doesn't: I still have to type "yes". > > In the same documentation, I can read that if the variable's value is > `auto' (which is the default but I changed it to t) then > `use-short-answers' is used to decide if typing "y" is enough. I tried > to set `use-short-answers' to t while keeping `read-answer-short' to t > and it solved my problem. > > I suggest clarifying the documentation of `read-answer-short' to say > that the value of `use-short-answers' might have an impact even if > `read-answer-short' is t. I also suggest explaining when this is > necessary. Hm, yes, this is a bit confusing. But as the documentation for the `read-short-answers' says -- that variable only affects how the function `read-answer' prompts. `read-answer' is not involved at all when killing an unsaved buffer -- that's `yes-and-no-p', which has the length of the answer controlled by the `use-short-answers' variable. But `use-short-answers' also affects `read-answer', which makes this doubly confusing. I've now clarified this in the Emacs 29 doc string, and also added links from the yes-or-no-p doc string. -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no