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Subject: Re: Any standard function to prompt for multiple comma-separated items?
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Kai Großjohann <kai.grossjohann@uni-duisburg.de> wrote:

> Peter S Galbraith <p.galbraith@globetrotter.net> writes:
> 
> > For MH-E, I'm looking for code already available in Emacs to do
> > completing-read for multiple comma-separated items.
> 
> I think Gnus just has people hit RET after each item.  Entering an
> empty item terminates the sequence.  (Gnus has the same problem for
> the Newsgroups header.)
> 
> Does this help?

Sort of, thanks.

I really would prefer comma separation within a single prompt.  It's a
lighter to use interface.

Peter