From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Andreas Schwab Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#38785: 26.3; `y-or-n-p' leaves prompt and response in echo area Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2019 15:29:00 +0100 Message-ID: <87r20n8atv.fsf@igel.home> References: <787722a4-9679-4160-903d-d9de42801ddf@default> <5561aae8-fa46-4228-833a-912fc49d789e@default> <87blrrwlsf.fsf@hase.home> <4bbe14bc-3802-4310-a506-dad1f0c1f7ae@default> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: blaine.gmane.org; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:195.159.176.226"; logging-data="218658"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@blaine.gmane.org" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.3 (gnu/linux) Cc: 38785@debbugs.gnu.org To: Drew Adams Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Dec 29 15:30:16 2019 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1ilZaC-000ujY-17 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 29 Dec 2019 15:30:16 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:52506 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ilZaA-0006I3-MG for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 29 Dec 2019 09:30:14 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:48991) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ilZa0-0006Eu-JJ for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 29 Dec 2019 09:30:05 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ilZZy-0000Xp-GW for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 29 Dec 2019 09:30:03 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:53439) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ilZZy-0000Vz-C6 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 29 Dec 2019 09:30:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1ilZZy-0005IJ-8r for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 29 Dec 2019 09:30:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Andreas Schwab Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2019 14:30:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 38785 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs Original-Received: via spool by 38785-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B38785.157762974720238 (code B ref 38785); Sun, 29 Dec 2019 14:30:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 38785) by debbugs.gnu.org; 29 Dec 2019 14:29:07 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:59412 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1ilZZ4-0005GM-KE for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 29 Dec 2019 09:29:06 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-out.m-online.net ([212.18.0.9]:51727) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1ilZZ1-0005GA-VT for 38785@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 29 Dec 2019 09:29:04 -0500 Original-Received: from frontend01.mail.m-online.net (unknown [192.168.8.182]) by mail-out.m-online.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47m2xV4TXZz1qqkl; Sun, 29 Dec 2019 15:29:02 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from localhost (dynscan1.mnet-online.de [192.168.6.70]) by mail.m-online.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47m2xV2y6Dz1qql4; Sun, 29 Dec 2019 15:29:02 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at mnet-online.de Original-Received: from mail.mnet-online.de ([192.168.8.182]) by localhost (dynscan1.mail.m-online.net [192.168.6.70]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id e__n2KCZqhQT; Sun, 29 Dec 2019 15:29:01 +0100 (CET) X-Auth-Info: lXj8shQlJDbzm0QGskIvkeohAbJK/COvMls3dquN88ltDEmNo/H8U1YNTdKvSAw6 Original-Received: from igel.home (ppp-46-244-161-188.dynamic.mnet-online.de [46.244.161.188]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.mnet-online.de (Postfix) with ESMTPSA; Sun, 29 Dec 2019 15:29:01 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: by igel.home (Postfix, from userid 1000) id F36D02C01AE; Sun, 29 Dec 2019 15:29:00 +0100 (CET) X-Yow: Concentrate on th'cute, li'l CARTOON GUYS! 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In-Reply-To: <4bbe14bc-3802-4310-a506-dad1f0c1f7ae@default> (Drew Adams's message of "Sun, 29 Dec 2019 06:08:07 -0800 (PST)") 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: 209.51.188.43 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" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:173890 Archived-At: On Dez 29 2019, Drew Adams wrote: >> > I think `y-or-n-p' should probably just use >> > `(sit-for 1)' after it shows the prompt + answer, >> >> That would always delay the caller of y-or-n-p by one >> second. I'm pretty sure that would be highly annoying. > > 1. Not always delay. It's sit-for, not sleep-for, That doesn't make it any better. It introduces latency, and latency is very annoying, prone to induce errors. Andreas. -- Andreas Schwab, schwab@linux-m68k.org GPG Key fingerprint = 7578 EB47 D4E5 4D69 2510 2552 DF73 E780 A9DA AEC1 "And now for something completely different."