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From: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
To: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Confused by y-or-n-p
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2020 20:04:55 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <X+N4twQLYLr0l2T1@protected.rcdrun.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jwvlfdov5hv.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org>

* Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> [2020-12-23 19:46]:
> > Would it make sense to add a user option to disallow switching from
> > the minibuffer in the middle of y-or-n-p?  Then people who get
> > confused by this could set it to avoid the confusion.
> 
> I wonder what makes `y-or-n-p` special in this respect.
> IOW, I think the answer is "yes, it would make sense" but I also think
> this option should apply to other cases that `y-or-n-p`.
> 
> Maybe it could/should even apply to most uses of the minibuffer?

I would say as option yes, but not by default. It is useful for users
to be able to press various other keys, move to other windows to
consult references and then come back and answer yes or no questions
or other stuff. That is what I do all the time to give you one more
insight of user experience.




  reply	other threads:[~2020-12-23 17:04 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 210+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-12-23 15:24 Confused by y-or-n-p Eli Zaretskii
2020-12-23 16:45 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-12-23 17:04   ` Jean Louis [this message]
2020-12-23 17:35   ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-12-23 18:11     ` Stefan Monnier
2020-12-23 18:44       ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-12-25  4:29         ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-23 19:48 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-12-23 19:53 ` Karl Fogel
2020-12-23 20:27   ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-12-24 18:26     ` Karl Fogel
2020-12-24  5:56   ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-24  5:53 ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-24  6:06   ` David Masterson
2020-12-24 16:49   ` João Távora
2020-12-24 15:38 ` martin rudalics
2020-12-24 20:47   ` Juri Linkov
2020-12-25  7:23     ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-12-25  9:07       ` martin rudalics
2020-12-25 11:32         ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-12-25 13:20           ` martin rudalics
2020-12-26 10:24             ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-26 11:01               ` Jean Louis
2020-12-26 13:41               ` martin rudalics
2020-12-27 16:25                 ` Juri Linkov
2020-12-27 17:16                   ` martin rudalics
2020-12-28  8:48                     ` Juri Linkov
2020-12-27 18:06                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-12-28  8:52                     ` Juri Linkov
2020-12-28  9:36                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-12-28 17:06                         ` Juri Linkov
2020-12-28 17:28                           ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-12-30  9:54                             ` Juri Linkov
2021-01-02  5:25                               ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-02 13:36                                 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-02  5:25                               ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-02  5:25                               ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-02  7:06                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-02  7:22                                   ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-01-02 17:06                                     ` Drew Adams
2021-01-02 17:14                                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-03  6:06                                       ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-03 15:16                                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-04  5:16                                           ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-04  6:10                                             ` Stefan Monnier
2021-01-04  7:54                                               ` Stefan Kangas
2021-01-04  9:21                                                 ` martin rudalics
2021-01-04  9:24                                                   ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-01-04  9:55                                                     ` martin rudalics
2021-01-04 11:28                                                       ` Andrea Corallo via Emacs development discussions.
2021-01-04 14:58                                                       ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-01-04 15:09                                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-04 15:17                                                   ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-01-04 16:10                                                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-05  8:16                                                       ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-01-05 15:03                                                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-06  5:01                                                       ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-06 15:19                                                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-04 17:17                                                     ` Stefan Monnier
2021-01-04 17:43                                                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-04 18:02                                                         ` Stefan Monnier
2021-01-04 18:15                                                           ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-05  8:32                                                           ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-01-06  5:02                                                       ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-06 15:20                                                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-06 16:44                                                           ` Stefan Monnier
2021-01-06 17:05                                                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-06 17:13                                                               ` Stefan Monnier
2021-01-04 17:20                                                     ` martin rudalics
2021-01-04 17:43                                                       ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-01-04 18:52                                                         ` martin rudalics
2021-01-05  8:33                                                           ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-01-04 18:04                                                       ` Stefan Monnier
2021-01-06  5:03                                                       ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-06 15:23                                                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-07  7:53                                                           ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-06  5:01                                                     ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-04 17:53                                                 ` Juri Linkov
2021-01-05  6:33                                                 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-05 14:57                                                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-05  6:35                                                 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-04 10:28                                               ` Gregory Heytings via Emacs development discussions.
2021-01-04 17:22                                                 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-01-04 17:28                                                   ` martin rudalics
2021-01-06  5:03                                                     ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-04 22:18                                                   ` Gregory Heytings via Emacs development discussions.
2021-01-05 14:50                                                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-06  0:14                                                       ` Gregory Heytings via Emacs development discussions.
2021-01-06  3:34                                                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-06  9:41                                                           ` Gregory Heytings via Emacs development discussions.
2021-01-06 15:33                                                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-06 15:46                                                               ` Tassilo Horn
2021-01-06 16:08                                                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-06 16:36                                                                   ` Tassilo Horn
2021-01-06 16:58                                                                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-06 23:57                                                               ` Gregory Heytings via Emacs development discussions.
2021-01-07  9:41                                                                 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-01-08  6:17                                                             ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-07  7:41                                                           ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-07 14:23                                                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-13 15:57                                                               ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-06  5:13                                                     ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-05  6:29                                                 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-04  8:52                                             ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-01-05  6:33                                               ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-05 14:44                                                 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-01-07  7:33                                                   ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-07 14:18                                                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-07 15:09                                                     ` Stefan Monnier
2021-01-13 15:57                                                       ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-13 16:16                                                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-15  5:28                                                           ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-15  7:13                                                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-17  6:03                                                               ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-07 15:10                                                     ` Stefan Monnier
2021-01-05 14:58                                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-04 14:59                                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-06  5:01                                               ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-06 15:16                                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-06 21:18                                                   ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2021-01-07  3:32                                                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-06 15:28                                                 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-01-06  5:01                                               ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-06 15:17                                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-04  5:17                                           ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-04  6:12                                             ` Stefan Monnier
2021-01-04 15:01                                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-06  5:01                                               ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-06 15:14                                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-06  5:01                                               ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-06 15:16                                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-07  7:53                                                   ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-07 14:32                                                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-04 10:28                                           ` Gregory Heytings via Emacs development discussions.
2021-01-04 11:02                                             ` Alan Mackenzie
2021-01-04 11:35                                               ` Gregory Heytings via Emacs development discussions.
2021-01-04 12:34                                                 ` Alan Mackenzie
2021-01-04 13:10                                                   ` Gregory Heytings via Emacs development discussions.
2021-01-04 17:21                                                   ` martin rudalics
2021-01-05 10:48                                                     ` Alan Mackenzie
2021-01-05 11:10                                                       ` tomas
2021-01-05 15:34                                                       ` martin rudalics
2021-01-04 15:19                                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-04 22:17                                               ` Gregory Heytings via Emacs development discussions.
2021-01-05 11:44                                                 ` Alan Mackenzie
2021-01-05 14:48                                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-05 18:18                                                   ` Juri Linkov
2021-01-05  6:44                                             ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-03  6:01                                     ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-03  6:01                                     ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-04 18:03                                       ` Juri Linkov
2021-01-06  5:03                                         ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-14  8:50                                           ` Juri Linkov
2021-01-15  5:41                                             ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-03  6:03                                   ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-03 15:13                                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-05  6:25                                       ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-05 14:54                                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-06  0:14                                           ` Gregory Heytings via Emacs development discussions.
2021-01-06  0:44                                             ` Stefan Monnier
2021-01-06  9:41                                               ` Gregory Heytings via Emacs development discussions.
2021-01-06 11:06                                                 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-01-06 15:35                                                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-06 15:46                                                   ` Drew Adams
2021-01-06 23:57                                                   ` Gregory Heytings via Emacs development discussions.
2021-01-07  9:46                                                     ` Stefan Kangas
2021-01-07 10:03                                                       ` Gregory Heytings via Emacs development discussions.
2021-01-07 10:29                                                         ` Stefan Kangas
2021-01-09  6:34                                                       ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-09  8:32                                                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-09 14:06                                                           ` Following etc/NEWS on the development branch (was: Confused by y-or-n-p) Kévin Le Gouguec
2021-01-09 14:24                                                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-09 16:05                                                               ` Following etc/NEWS on the development branch Kévin Le Gouguec
2021-01-09  9:34                                                         ` Confused by y-or-n-p Gregory Heytings via Emacs development discussions.
2021-01-10  6:07                                                           ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-07 14:09                                                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-07 23:34                                                       ` Gregory Heytings via Emacs development discussions.
2021-01-08  2:10                                                         ` Stefan Monnier
2021-01-09  9:34                                                           ` Gregory Heytings via Emacs development discussions.
2021-01-08  7:16                                                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-09  6:44                                                           ` Stealing minibuffers [Was: Confused by y-or-n-p] Richard Stallman
2021-01-09  9:34                                                             ` Gregory Heytings via Emacs development discussions.
2021-01-09 10:04                                                               ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-06 15:32                                                 ` Confused by y-or-n-p Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-07  7:52                                                   ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-07 14:27                                                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-07  7:52                                                 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-06  3:35                                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-12-28  5:26                   ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-28  5:51                     ` Drew Adams
2020-12-28  8:59                     ` Juri Linkov
2020-12-26 10:24           ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-26 10:51             ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-12-27  5:38               ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-25  9:23       ` Juri Linkov
2020-12-25 11:46         ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-12-25  8:42     ` martin rudalics
2020-12-25 11:31       ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-12-25 13:20         ` martin rudalics
2020-12-26 10:24     ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-26 10:41       ` Sv: " arthur miller
2020-12-27  5:38         ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-26 10:49       ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-12-26 13:45       ` martin rudalics
2020-12-27  5:46         ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-26 18:30       ` Drew Adams
2020-12-25  4:40   ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-25  8:42     ` martin rudalics
2020-12-28 17:09   ` Juri Linkov
2020-12-29  8:53     ` martin rudalics

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