From: storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm)
Cc: Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>, schwab@suse.de, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: query-replace-interactive not documented
Date: 16 Jun 2004 17:27:47 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3ekofcyks.fsf@kfs-l.imdomain.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <x5pt7zo9jt.fsf@lola.goethe.zz>
David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org> writes:
> David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org> writes:
>
> > Just working on a newer version right now.
>
> Ok, here is my current version (apart from documentation which needs
> to get added to several places, of course). I've stolen some
> improvements from Juri in the course, but the pleasure's mutual.
>
> I have not added the \? proposal yet as I feel it of dubious utility:
> without a proper prompt string, it will probably feel unconvenient to
> use in particular where several \? occur, and I don't see a good
> syntax for prompt strings: mandating them to be LF-ended would
> require C-q C-j even when you don't want them after all, and you can
> easily do them with
> \,(read-string "My prompt")
But just like \# is a shorthand for \,(+ repeat-count),
then \? could be a shorthand for \,(read-string "String for \\?: ")
If users what something more advanced (I doubt it), they can use
read-string explicitly.
> anyway. Maybe a fixed space-terminated (not-escapable) prompt would
> do, like
> \? xxx
> to get no particular prompt string and
> \?veracity xxx
> to get "veracity" as a prompt.
>
> But I really don't like that too much.
Neither do I.
> I think that the functionality is user-accessible to a degree by now
> that it would make sense mentioning it also in the Emacs manual, in
> case people agree it is a worthwhile addition.
Yes.
>
> Personally, I think this functionality is the greatest thing since
> sliced bread, but then I am obviously prejudiced.
Yes, it is really clever -- let's see if people will use it....
--
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk> http://www.cua.dk
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Thread overview: 101+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-05-28 16:16 query-replace-interactive not documented Werner LEMBERG
2004-05-29 17:02 ` Richard Stallman
2004-05-29 17:37 ` Luc Teirlinck
2004-05-29 20:33 ` Juri Linkov
2004-06-11 8:19 ` Juri Linkov
2004-06-11 8:39 ` Kim F. Storm
2004-06-11 9:00 ` David Kastrup
2004-06-12 8:21 ` Juri Linkov
2004-06-12 1:50 ` Richard Stallman
2004-06-12 8:16 ` Juri Linkov
2004-06-13 0:01 ` Richard Stallman
2004-06-13 0:46 ` Miles Bader
2004-06-13 9:03 ` David Kastrup
2004-06-14 18:50 ` Richard Stallman
2004-06-14 20:49 ` Kim F. Storm
2004-06-14 21:20 ` David Kastrup
2004-06-15 14:29 ` Juri Linkov
2004-06-15 15:43 ` David Kastrup
2004-06-15 18:17 ` Juri Linkov
2004-06-15 20:23 ` David Kastrup
2004-06-15 22:30 ` Andreas Schwab
2004-06-15 22:36 ` David Kastrup
2004-06-15 22:43 ` Kim F. Storm
2004-06-15 23:13 ` David Kastrup
2004-06-16 1:16 ` David Kastrup
2004-06-16 8:08 ` Juri Linkov
2004-06-16 9:23 ` David Kastrup
2004-06-16 8:02 ` Juri Linkov
2004-06-17 5:06 ` Richard Stallman
2004-06-16 8:17 ` Juri Linkov
2004-06-16 9:01 ` David Kastrup
2004-06-16 17:06 ` Kevin Rodgers
2004-06-16 9:02 ` Andreas Schwab
2004-06-16 1:41 ` Miles Bader
2004-06-16 2:01 ` David Kastrup
2004-06-16 2:11 ` Miles Bader
2004-06-16 16:57 ` Richard Stallman
2004-06-15 22:25 ` Andreas Schwab
2004-06-15 22:28 ` Kim F. Storm
2004-06-16 9:00 ` Juri Linkov
2004-06-16 9:25 ` Andreas Schwab
2004-06-16 9:32 ` David Kastrup
2004-06-16 11:30 ` Kim F. Storm
2004-06-16 12:15 ` David Kastrup
2004-06-16 14:35 ` David Kastrup
2004-06-16 15:23 ` Juri Linkov
2004-06-16 21:15 ` David Kastrup
2004-06-16 22:26 ` Kim F. Storm
2004-06-17 0:56 ` David Kastrup
2004-06-17 12:14 ` David Kastrup
2004-06-17 13:05 ` Kim F. Storm
2004-06-17 13:29 ` David Kastrup
2004-06-17 14:10 ` Kim F. Storm
2004-06-17 14:56 ` David Kastrup
2004-06-17 15:33 ` Juri Linkov
2004-06-17 17:03 ` David Kastrup
2004-06-18 6:43 ` Juri Linkov
2004-06-18 7:13 ` David Kastrup
2004-06-16 15:27 ` Kim F. Storm [this message]
2004-06-16 17:28 ` Juri Linkov
2004-06-16 21:07 ` David Kastrup
2004-06-17 0:47 ` David Kastrup
2004-06-17 23:05 ` Richard Stallman
2004-06-18 6:55 ` Juri Linkov
2004-06-19 3:19 ` Richard Stallman
2004-06-19 7:00 ` David Kastrup
2004-06-20 19:18 ` Richard Stallman
2004-06-20 21:05 ` David Kastrup
2004-06-21 9:31 ` Richard Stallman
2004-06-21 9:50 ` David Kastrup
2004-06-22 23:16 ` Richard Stallman
2004-06-25 23:12 ` Juri Linkov
2004-06-26 7:34 ` David Kastrup
2004-06-26 16:18 ` Juri Linkov
2004-06-27 17:41 ` Richard Stallman
2004-06-21 9:31 ` Richard Stallman
2004-06-21 9:38 ` David Kastrup
2004-06-22 23:17 ` Richard Stallman
2004-06-22 23:20 ` David Kastrup
2004-06-17 5:07 ` Richard Stallman
2004-06-14 16:59 ` Juri Linkov
2004-06-12 8:21 ` David Kastrup
2004-05-30 19:41 ` Richard Stallman
2004-05-30 22:00 ` Luc Teirlinck
2004-06-08 6:55 ` Juri Linkov
2004-06-11 8:22 ` Juri Linkov
2004-06-12 1:50 ` Richard Stallman
2004-06-18 20:00 ` isearch hooks (was: query-replace-interactive not documented) Juri Linkov
2004-06-19 1:10 ` Miles Bader
2004-06-19 18:09 ` isearch hooks Juri Linkov
2004-06-19 3:19 ` isearch hooks (was: query-replace-interactive not documented) Richard Stallman
2004-06-19 18:36 ` isearch hooks Juri Linkov
2004-06-20 19:18 ` Richard Stallman
2004-06-21 21:56 ` Juri Linkov
2004-06-22 23:17 ` Richard Stallman
2004-06-25 18:07 ` Juri Linkov
2004-06-27 17:41 ` Richard Stallman
2004-06-27 22:34 ` Juri Linkov
2004-06-28 14:57 ` Richard Stallman
2004-06-29 0:25 ` isearch hooks (was: query-replace-interactive not documented) Stefan
2004-06-29 1:17 ` isearch hooks Juri Linkov
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