From: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: 64355@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#64355: 29.0.91; Should there be a command to delete a register?
Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2023 22:15:53 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <E1qFmcz-0007Hx-CE@fencepost.gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <SJ0PR10MB5488F37D69A99270D0604928F325A@SJ0PR10MB5488.namprd10.prod.outlook.com> (message from Drew Adams on Thu, 29 Jun 2023 19:45:06 +0000)
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> There has never been such a command, and you can simply set an existing
> register to a new value, so arguably there's no need for a delete
> command. But it might be clearer for users if they could explicitly
> delete a register, so it didn't show up in preview lists etc.
I suggest we choose the simpler option: no change.
Let's not add commands merely for symmetry's sake.
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Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-06-29 19:45 bug#64355: 29.0.91; Should there be a command to delete a register? Drew Adams
2023-07-02 2:15 ` Richard Stallman [this message]
2023-09-04 20:23 ` Stefan Kangas
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