From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
To: "Codruț Constantin Gușoi" <mail@codrut.pro>
Cc: 50811@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#50811: 28.0.50; Misleading Docstring for read-string function
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2021 07:02:19 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87czouobl0.fsf@gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <_xpBfOIkHfREnzinZkclptbbDtel8T7CwR2Yxz_75lvMyMixsTP_G-2mkk2bvH2UuxTT1Q0bXBFn7Qobt7UhT50ib7j8dx5OePy7ymZg5VU=@codrut.pro> ("Codruț Constantin Gușoi"'s message of "Mon, 27 Sep 2021 04:56:55 +0000")
Codruț Constantin Gușoi <mail@codrut.pro> writes:
> Bash has `C-u` for this, but that obviously can't be used in emacs. May I
> suggest a variable that controls the behaviour instead of changing it
> completely in the future? Just don't take my INITIAL-VALUE away :)
It's not going anywhere, it's just discouraged. :-) People writing
third-party code are free to follow the UI guidance or not, of course.
It's free software after all.
--
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no
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2021-09-26 8:28 bug#50811: 28.0.50; Misleading Docstring for read-string function mail--- via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2021-09-27 4:22 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-09-27 4:35 ` mail--- via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2021-09-27 4:40 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-09-27 4:56 ` mail--- via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2021-09-27 5:02 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen [this message]
2021-09-27 15:22 ` bug#50811: [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-09-27 15:17 ` Drew Adams
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