* Possible to alter the "M-x" string that is displayed when M-x is pressed to enter a command?
@ 2013-07-05 16:47 Chris Seberino
2013-07-05 16:57 ` Emanuel Berg
2013-07-05 17:04 ` Teemu Likonen
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From: Chris Seberino @ 2013-07-05 16:47 UTC (permalink / raw
To: help-gnu-emacs
Possible to alter the "M-x" string that is displayed when M-x is pressed to enter a command?
Thanks.
cs
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* Re: Possible to alter the "M-x" string that is displayed when M-x is pressed to enter a command?
2013-07-05 16:47 Possible to alter the "M-x" string that is displayed when M-x is pressed to enter a command? Chris Seberino
@ 2013-07-05 16:57 ` Emanuel Berg
2013-07-05 17:29 ` Bob Proulx
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2013-07-05 17:04 ` Teemu Likonen
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From: Emanuel Berg @ 2013-07-05 16:57 UTC (permalink / raw
To: help-gnu-emacs
Chris Seberino <cseberino@gmail.com> writes:
> Possible to alter the "M-x" string that is displayed when M-x is
> pressed to enter a command?
I don't know, but if you find out, please tell us (me).
The closest I got was
(set-face-foreground 'minibuffer-prompt "green")
but it only applies (which makes sense) to the *face* when you are
*prompted* for an argument, i.e., it really doesn't have anything
to do with the M-x string (except that both are displayed in the
minibuffer).
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* Re: Possible to alter the "M-x" string that is displayed when M-x is pressed to enter a command?
2013-07-05 16:57 ` Emanuel Berg
@ 2013-07-05 17:29 ` Bob Proulx
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From: Bob Proulx @ 2013-07-05 17:29 UTC (permalink / raw
To: help-gnu-emacs
Emanuel Berg wrote:
> Chris Seberino writes:
> > Possible to alter the "M-x" string that is displayed when M-x is
> > pressed to enter a command?
>
> I don't know, but if you find out, please tell us (me).
>
> The closest I got was
>
> (set-face-foreground 'minibuffer-prompt "green")
>
> but it only applies (which makes sense) to the *face* when you are
> *prompted* for an argument, i.e., it really doesn't have anything
> to do with the M-x string (except that both are displayed in the
> minibuffer).
I always set this:
(set-face-foreground 'minibuffer-prompt nil)
That displays the prompt in the default face, in my case white.
Bob
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* Re: Possible to alter the "M-x" string that is displayed when M-x is pressed to enter a command?
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@ 2013-07-05 20:23 ` Chris Seberino
2013-07-05 21:07 ` Emanuel Berg
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From: Chris Seberino @ 2013-07-05 20:23 UTC (permalink / raw
To: help-gnu-emacs
On Friday, July 5, 2013 12:29:04 PM UTC-5, Bob Proulx wrote:
> (set-face-foreground 'minibuffer-prompt nil)
nil gave an error for me....
Also setting to background color allows one to hide the "M-x".
The problem is that that also hides EVERY command prompt..not just "M-x"!
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* Re: Possible to alter the "M-x" string that is displayed when M-x is pressed to enter a command?
2013-07-05 20:23 ` Chris Seberino
@ 2013-07-05 21:07 ` Emanuel Berg
2013-07-05 23:40 ` Bob Proulx
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From: Emanuel Berg @ 2013-07-05 21:07 UTC (permalink / raw
To: help-gnu-emacs
Chris Seberino <cseberino@gmail.com> writes:
>> (set-face-foreground 'minibuffer-prompt nil)
>
> nil gave an error for me
For me, it works - I get the default face (cyan - `M-x
describe-face default') - but - why set it to nil, instead of the
color of your choice?
I like it green to make it distinct from the input string, which
is - cyan. I don't know if this face has a name to - perhaps not,
as auto-completion only gives me minibuffer-prompt on minibuffer-
...
> Also setting to background color allows one to hide the "M-x".
> The problem is that that also hides EVERY command prompt..not
> just "M-x"!
*Laughter*! Yes. Perhaps we have lost focus, by now? :)
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* Re: Possible to alter the "M-x" string that is displayed when M-x is pressed to enter a command?
2013-07-05 21:07 ` Emanuel Berg
@ 2013-07-05 23:40 ` Bob Proulx
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From: Bob Proulx @ 2013-07-05 23:40 UTC (permalink / raw
To: help-gnu-emacs
Emanuel Berg wrote:
> Chris Seberino writes:
> >> (set-face-foreground 'minibuffer-prompt nil)
> >
> > nil gave an error for me
>
> For me, it works - I get the default face (cyan - `M-x
> describe-face default') - but - why set it to nil, instead of the
> color of your choice?
Because then it uses the default face which I have already set
elsewhere. Keeping it DRY - Don't Repeat Yourself. I already set the
color I wanted in one location. I don't want to set that color again
in an additional location. :-)
Bob
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* Re: Possible to alter the "M-x" string that is displayed when M-x is pressed to enter a command?
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@ 2013-07-05 23:59 ` Emanuel Berg
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From: Emanuel Berg @ 2013-07-05 23:59 UTC (permalink / raw
To: help-gnu-emacs
Bob Proulx <bob@proulx.com> writes:
>> Chris Seberino writes:
>> >> (set-face-foreground 'minibuffer-prompt nil)
>> >
>> > nil gave an error for me
>>
>> For me, it works - I get the default face (cyan - `M-x
>> describe-face default') - but - why set it to nil, instead of
>> the color of your choice?
>
> Because then it uses the default face which I have already set
> elsewhere. Keeping it DRY - Don't Repeat Yourself. I already
> set the color I wanted in one location. I don't want to set
> that color again in an additional location. :-)
Haha, crazy stuff.
But seriously, that principle you mention is a very healthy one
and since I started to stick to it pedantically the amount of
debugging has dropped sharp. It may look silly with
const int days_in_a_week = 7;
but as soon as I have two 7's appearing in computation (meaning
that) I set it up. It is not only a protection against typos, but
also against sloppy search-and-replaces.
--
Emanuel Berg - programmer (hire me! CV below)
computer projects: http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573
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* Re: Possible to alter the "M-x" string that is displayed when M-x is pressed to enter a command?
2013-07-05 16:47 Possible to alter the "M-x" string that is displayed when M-x is pressed to enter a command? Chris Seberino
2013-07-05 16:57 ` Emanuel Berg
@ 2013-07-05 17:04 ` Teemu Likonen
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From: Teemu Likonen @ 2013-07-05 17:04 UTC (permalink / raw
To: Chris Seberino; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs
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Chris Seberino [2013-07-05 09:47:10 -07:00] wrote:
> Possible to alter the "M-x" string that is displayed when M-x is pressed
> to enter a command?
The prompt is hard-coded (a literal string) in the function
"read-extended-command".
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