From: "Andreas Röhler" <andreas.roehler@easy-emacs.de>
To: Teemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi>
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: interactive codes "p" and "P" - bug or mistake
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:19:51 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4E2F0547.6000104@easy-emacs.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <8739htrm33.fsf@mithlond.arda>
Am 26.07.2011 19:25, schrieb Teemu Likonen:
> * 2011-07-26T19:00:06+02:00 * Andreas Röhler wrote:
>
>> IMO the code "p" sends the numerical argument, while "P" the Prefix
>> value introduced with C-u
>>
>> So if I do M-NUMBER, "P" should send nothing.
>> whilst C-u M-command
>>
>> both should send their defaults, ie "p" 1 and "P" (4)
>
> No. When you execute a command there is only one prefix argument but
> Emacs knows two different _representations_ of it. So, when you type
>
> C-u M-x command RET
>
> the "command" gets a prefix argument. Its representation in "raw" format
> is "(4)", that is, a list with a single item, the integer 4. Its
> representation in "numeric" format is the integer 4.
>
OK, thanks all again.
Thought could have that different.
Will find another solution then.
Andreas
prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-07-26 18:19 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-07-26 16:19 interactive codes "p" and "P" - bug or mistake Andreas Röhler
2011-07-26 16:35 ` Drew Adams
2011-07-26 16:42 ` Teemu Likonen
2011-07-26 17:00 ` Andreas Röhler
2011-07-26 17:13 ` Drew Adams
2011-07-26 17:25 ` Teemu Likonen
2011-07-26 18:19 ` Andreas Röhler [this message]
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