From: Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman@gmail.com>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: 7747@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#7747: Please put current file name in the prompt for rename-file
Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2010 02:14:50 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <AANLkTinwtrYmxZDDYpbEBt3uJH9ZH_=AAJ9PdnFXtUv4@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <18DA5640211F43C3B3DE7C161ED13DE2@us.oracle.com>
On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 2:00 AM, Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> wrote:
>> The prompt for `rename-file' does not currently show the old file name
>
> What old file name? Which file is the "old file"?
>
>> Wouldn't it be better if the prompt should the current file name at init?
>
> What "current file"?
>
> You can use `rename-file' from anywhere in Emacs. Yes, if you use it from a
> file buffer or from Dired then a reasonable default value is provided. But
> that's all it is: a default value.
I did not think of that, but I am sure you understood me.
> We should treat this default value the same way we treat default values
> generally (i.e., most default values).
Yes. And the only reasonable way to do that is to put them after the prompt.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-12-28 1:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-12-28 0:41 bug#7747: Please put current file name in the prompt for rename-file Lennart Borgman
2010-12-28 1:00 ` Drew Adams
2010-12-28 1:14 ` Lennart Borgman [this message]
2010-12-28 2:24 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-01-01 19:16 ` Lennart Borgman
2011-01-02 2:28 ` Lennart Borgman
2011-01-02 2:53 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-01-02 3:15 ` Lennart Borgman
2011-01-02 14:57 ` Juri Linkov
2010-12-28 1:47 ` Juri Linkov
2010-12-28 2:15 ` Lennart Borgman
2022-02-10 8:33 ` bug#7747: Allow choice of "default in M-n" vs "default in `initial'" Lars Ingebrigtsen
2022-02-12 3:57 ` Richard Stallman
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