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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





  reply	other threads:[~2021-09-27  5:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
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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