* digit-argument and inserting numbers
@ 2008-10-22 21:27 Chong Yidong
2008-10-22 21:34 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-10-22 22:00 ` Andreas Schwab
0 siblings, 2 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Chong Yidong @ 2008-10-22 21:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-devel
In bug#771, Jay Belanger pointed out a problem with digit-argument:
> "M-5 0 x" would print 0 five times, followed by an x. However, "M-5 0
> x" will print x fifty times.
The problem is that there isn't an easy way to print `0' five times,
using either digit-argument or C-u. This may have been discussed
before; if so, can someone point to the discussion and/or summarize the
conclusions?
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* Re: digit-argument and inserting numbers
2008-10-22 21:27 digit-argument and inserting numbers Chong Yidong
@ 2008-10-22 21:34 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-10-22 22:00 ` Andreas Schwab
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From: Lennart Borgman (gmail) @ 2008-10-22 21:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Chong Yidong; +Cc: emacs-devel
Chong Yidong wrote:
> In bug#771, Jay Belanger pointed out a problem with digit-argument:
>
>> "M-5 0 x" would print 0 five times, followed by an x. However, "M-5 0
>> x" will print x fifty times.
>
> The problem is that there isn't an easy way to print `0' five times,
00000 ;-)
> using either digit-argument or C-u.
More seriously I would suggest something like
"M-5 C-q 0"
This feels rather mnemonic too me.
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* Re: digit-argument and inserting numbers
2008-10-22 21:27 digit-argument and inserting numbers Chong Yidong
2008-10-22 21:34 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
@ 2008-10-22 22:00 ` Andreas Schwab
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From: Andreas Schwab @ 2008-10-22 22:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Chong Yidong; +Cc: emacs-devel
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com> writes:
> The problem is that there isn't an easy way to print `0' five times,
> using either digit-argument or C-u.
M-5 C-u 0
Andreas.
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