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From: xah lee <xah@xahlee.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: bug#1525: prompt string for execute-extended-command not flexible
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 14:36:36 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <E0EF3774-630E-4B76-A3A2-A089D1953C65@xahlee.org> (raw)

The prompt string for execute-extended-command is “M-x ”, but that  
is not correct if the command is bound to some other key by  
customization.

Kevin Rodgers gave this explanation recently in “gnu.emacs.help”:

«
seber...@spawar.navy.mil wrote:
 > When you type a command in Emacs you are greeted with the prompt "M-
 > x".  How change that prompt string?

Change this code in src/keyboard.c and recompile emacs:
    /* This isn't strictly correct if execute-extended-command
       is bound to anything else.  Perhaps it should use
       this_command_keys?  */
    strcat (buf, "M-x ");
-- 
Kevin Rodgers
»

So, possibly the promp can be changed to “Execute command ”.

Thanks.

   Xah
∑ http://xahlee.org/

             reply	other threads:[~2008-12-09 22:36 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-12-09 22:36 xah lee [this message]
2011-07-10 13:15 ` bug#1525: prompt string for execute-extended-command not flexible Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2011-07-12  3:20   ` Chong Yidong
2011-07-12  3:41   ` Stefan Monnier
2011-07-12  8:51     ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen

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