From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: larsi@gnus.org, 52877@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#52877: [External] : Re: bug#52877: 27.2; Let `use-dialog-box' apply to more than just yes/no questions
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2022 14:47:28 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <83o84awmu7.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <SJ0PR10MB54882099AC12C963664DD9C8F3569@SJ0PR10MB5488.namprd10.prod.outlook.com> (message from Drew Adams on Sun, 16 Jan 2022 22:13:35 +0000)
> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
> CC: "larsi@gnus.org" <larsi@gnus.org>,
> "52877@debbugs.gnu.org"
> <52877@debbugs.gnu.org>
> Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2022 22:13:35 +0000
>
> 2. This is a general request, to do what's suggested
> for at least some commands that prompt for input
> other than yes/no or y/n:
>
> When the system provides a dialog box for choosing
> the input, let the command test `use-dialog-box',
> and use that dialog box when that var is non-nil,
> but use minibuffer input otherwise.
>
> Do this when it makes sense for a given command.
> If it truly makes no sense for some particular
> command - e.g., there's no way to get the required
> input except by using a dialog box - then don't
> try to do it for that command.
We already do that. IMNSHO, it doesn't make sense in this particular
case.
> (defun set-frame-font-all (font)
> "Set the default font to FONT on all existing and future frames.
> \(This is `set-frame-font' with `t' as argument FRAMES.)"
> (interactive
> (let* ((completion-ignore-case t)
> (font (completing-read
> "Font name: "
> (x-list-fonts "*" nil (selected-frame))
It is wrong to use (x-list-fonts "*" ...) to produce the collection
of fonts suitable for Emacs.
Yes, I know: you said it's just an example. But providing an easy
example that cannot be extended to the Real Thing doesn't help us make
any progress of practical value.
> The point is more general than `menu-set-font'. The
> point is that there's no good reason to limit the
> use of `use-dialog-box' to yes-no questions.
That we already do.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-01-17 12:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-12-29 17:47 bug#52877: 27.2; Let `use-dialog-box' apply to more than just yes/no questions Drew Adams
2022-01-15 10:02 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2022-01-15 22:12 ` bug#52877: [External] : " Drew Adams
2022-01-16 8:50 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-01-16 22:13 ` Drew Adams
2022-01-17 12:47 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2022-01-17 17:18 ` Drew Adams
2022-01-17 17:34 ` Eli Zaretskii
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