From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#12992: 24.2.90.1; `C-x 8 RET RET': `Wrong type argument: characterp, nil' Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2012 10:23:09 +0200 Message-ID: <83a9tplzpu.fsf@gnu.org> References: <87624tganb.fsf@ifi.uio.no> <83boelzmqp.fsf@gnu.org> <87ehj19vd7.fsf@gnu.org> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1354955022 9080 80.91.229.3 (8 Dec 2012 08:23:42 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2012 08:23:42 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 12992@debbugs.gnu.org, simenheg@ifi.uio.no To: Chong Yidong Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Dec 08 09:23:54 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ThFhS-0008Lz-DU for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 08 Dec 2012 09:23:54 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:38954 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ThFhG-0001Nm-5v for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 08 Dec 2012 03:23:42 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:39148) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ThFhE-0001NW-1T for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Dec 2012 03:23:40 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ThFhC-0002Mn-VS for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Dec 2012 03:23:39 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:49571) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ThFhC-0002Mj-S4 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Dec 2012 03:23:38 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1ThFhZ-0008QC-MU for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Dec 2012 03:24:01 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2012 08:24:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 12992 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 12992-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B12992.135495503232357 (code B ref 12992); Sat, 08 Dec 2012 08:24:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 12992) by debbugs.gnu.org; 8 Dec 2012 08:23:52 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:59822 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1ThFhP-0008Pp-Qm for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 08 Dec 2012 03:23:52 -0500 Original-Received: from mtaout20.012.net.il ([80.179.55.166]:62099) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1ThFhN-0008Pf-7O for 12992@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 08 Dec 2012 03:23:50 -0500 Original-Received: from conversion-daemon.a-mtaout20.012.net.il by a-mtaout20.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) id <0MEP00G00DHJN900@a-mtaout20.012.net.il> for 12992@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 08 Dec 2012 10:23:25 +0200 (IST) Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 ([87.69.4.28]) by a-mtaout20.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) with ESMTPA id <0MEP00GCMDZ09UB0@a-mtaout20.012.net.il>; Sat, 08 Dec 2012 10:23:24 +0200 (IST) In-reply-to: <87ehj19vd7.fsf@gnu.org> X-012-Sender: halo1@inter.net.il X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:68171 Archived-At: > From: Chong Yidong > Cc: Simen Heggest=F8yl , > 12992@debbugs.gnu.org > Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2012 09:37:56 +0800 >=20 > Eli Zaretskii writes: >=20 > >> `C-x 8 RET RET' gives `Wrong type argument: characterp, nil' in = Emacs > >> version 24.2.90.1, whereas in version 24.2.1 it produces the mes= sage > >> `Not a Unicode character'. > > > > Neither of which is nice. >=20 > How about simply changing the message to "You didn't specify a > character", similar to C-h f RET? Or "No character specified". Yes, that's much better, IMO.