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#19368: 25.0.50; NSM prompt is not self-explanatory enough Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2016 09:42:27 +0200 Message-ID: <83powbvc0s.fsf@gnu.org> References: <83bnn762d6.fsf@gnu.org> <871t8rx21a.fsf@gnus.org> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1454658206 4924 80.91.229.3 (5 Feb 2016 07:43:26 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2016 07:43:26 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 19368@debbugs.gnu.org To: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Feb 05 08:43:15 2016 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 1aRb2x-0006kk-0S for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 05 Feb 2016 08:43:15 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:46548 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aRb2t-00088H-0F for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 05 Feb 2016 02:43:11 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:36627) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aRb2o-00088B-M6 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Feb 2016 02:43:08 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aRb2k-0002XC-LK for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Feb 2016 02:43:06 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:52410) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aRb2k-0002X8-IB for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Feb 2016 02:43:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aRb2k-0000d1-Dm for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Feb 2016 02:43:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2016 07:43:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 19368 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: fixed Original-Received: via spool by 19368-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B19368.14546581622387 (code B ref 19368); Fri, 05 Feb 2016 07:43:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 19368) by debbugs.gnu.org; 5 Feb 2016 07:42:42 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:60999 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aRb2Q-0000cR-Dn for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 05 Feb 2016 02:42:42 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:45616) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aRb2O-0000cB-Oh for 19368@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 05 Feb 2016 02:42:40 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aRb2F-0002QB-KB for 19368@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 05 Feb 2016 02:42:35 -0500 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:39372) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aRb2F-0002Q6-Gx; Fri, 05 Feb 2016 02:42:31 -0500 Original-Received: from 84.94.185.246.cable.012.net.il ([84.94.185.246]:1226 helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:128) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1aRb2E-0007T3-N2; Fri, 05 Feb 2016 02:42:31 -0500 In-reply-to: <871t8rx21a.fsf@gnus.org> (message from Lars Ingebrigtsen on Fri, 05 Feb 2016 14:35:13 +1100) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 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:112475 Archived-At: > From: Lars Ingebrigtsen > Cc: 19368@debbugs.gnu.org > Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2016 14:35:13 +1100 > > > I suggest to change the prompt to something like this: > > > > Continue connecting? ([N]o, [S]ession only, [A]lways) > > > > Alternatively, the first letter could be underlined (assuming we can > > rely on every supported terminal to be able to display underlined > > characters). > > This has now been fixed, and it's using read-multiple-choice, which > makes the character choices underline and bold on graphical systems, and > "[l]ike this" on non-graphical ones. Thanks. > Some terminals do have the capability to underline and bold stuff, but > have nil (display-graphic-p), right? Is there a way to determine > whether we're running on one of those terminals? Because > underlining/bolding is prettier than [t]his. I don't think you should be bothered by that, because 'underline' is a standard face, and every terminal expresses it as best as they can. Just use it.