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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>,
	Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Cc: 14248@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#14248: 24.3.50; crappy error: "Wow, indirect keymap entry!!"
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 09:06:15 -0800 (PST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <e2ae9a41-c0d4-4813-ab8b-6dd1c9ad4bf7@default> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jwv7g92534r.fsf-monnier+emacsbugs@gnu.org>

> >> This error message, in keymap.c, is unhelpful and inappropriate:
> 
> Tell us why you care.

I don't like Emacs (which I like) to issue unhelpful, inappropriate,
crappy error messages.  I got the erro message, and it meant nothing
to me.

Users deserve better.  Tell us why you do not care.





  reply	other threads:[~2014-02-10 17:06 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-04-23 16:25 bug#14248: 24.3.50; crappy error: "Wow, indirect keymap entry!!" Drew Adams
2014-02-10  6:46 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2014-02-10 16:44   ` Stefan Monnier
2014-02-10 17:06     ` Drew Adams [this message]
2014-02-10 19:00       ` Stefan Monnier
2014-02-10 19:43         ` Drew Adams
2014-02-11  3:48           ` Stefan Monnier

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