From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#1580: zap-to-char too raw, or document Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 16:26:35 +0200 Message-ID: References: <87myeydbea.fsf@jidanni.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1310308533 18756 80.91.229.12 (10 Jul 2011 14:35:33 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:35:33 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 1580@debbugs.gnu.org To: jidanni@jidanni.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Jul 10 16:35:27 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qfv6U-0000Xf-Py for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 10 Jul 2011 16:35:26 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:38682 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qfv6T-0002if-7j for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 10 Jul 2011 10:35:25 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:41874) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qfv5A-0002TN-W0 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 10 Jul 2011 10:34:07 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qfv59-0005Px-2O for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 10 Jul 2011 10:34:04 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:36423) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qfv58-0005Pl-OI for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 10 Jul 2011 10:34:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qfv58-0008LJ-Eq; Sun, 10 Jul 2011 10:34:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:34:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 1580 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 1580-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B1580.131030839432005 (code B ref 1580); Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:34:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 1580) by debbugs.gnu.org; 10 Jul 2011 14:33:14 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qfv4K-0008K8-Sr for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 10 Jul 2011 10:33:13 -0400 Original-Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qfv4J-0008Jl-6D for 1580@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 10 Jul 2011 10:33:11 -0400 Original-Received: from cm-84.215.51.58.getinternet.no ([84.215.51.58] helo=quimbies.gnus.org) by hermes.netfonds.no with esmtpsa (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1Qfv46-0001L7-Di; Sun, 10 Jul 2011 16:32:58 +0200 In-Reply-To: <87myeydbea.fsf@jidanni.org> (jidanni@jidanni.org's message of "Sun, 14 Dec 2008 23:28:13 +0800") User-Agent: Gnus/5.110018 (No Gnus v0.18) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-Now-Playing: Rick Rizzo and Tara Key's _Double Star_: "Rizzo Starts" X-Hashcash: 1:23:110710:bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org::KEeyiC9EmoKy9/Om:0000000000000000000000000000000000000000Ftha X-Hashcash: 1:23:110710:jidanni@jidanni.org::0Gwu1G8ne05XYFD0:000000000000000000000000000000000000000000VV/W X-Hashcash: 1:23:110710:1580@debbugs.gnu.org::5PQ6aNZCq5y0+tHl:00000000000000000000000000000000000000000xglC X-MailScanner-ID: 1Qfv46-0001L7-Di MailScanner-NULL-Check: 1310913179.13946@Ep2mDg7KV/lmVUc3FiForg X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 10:34:02 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:48472 Archived-At: jidanni@jidanni.org writes: > M-z runs the command zap-to-char. > Its docstring should mention how to zap to e.g., C-g. > You see the problem is that it eats the C-q before you have a chance > to type C-q C-g. > Therefore it should say that you will have to use eval-expression > etc., unless it is tamed... I think `C-g' is the only character you can't zap to. Well, or any character that requires an input method. Should there be an interactive spec for reading a character that allows using `C-q' for quoting, and that allows using the current input method? -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/