From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: comint read-only prompt Date: 22 Aug 2002 10:21:45 +0900 Sender: emacs-devel-admin@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <200208192046.g7JKkO809561@wijiji.santafe.edu> <20020820172357.237803.FMU965@piglet.prv.splode.com> <1029893541.20786.299.camel@turtle.as.arizona.edu> <200208211523.g7LFNSQ24721@rum.cs.yale.edu> Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1029979531 3958 127.0.0.1 (22 Aug 2002 01:25:31 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 01:25:31 +0000 (UTC) Cc: JD Smith , Noah Friedman , rms@gnu.org, simon.marshall@misys.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17hgj3-00011i-00 for ; Thu, 22 Aug 2002 03:25:29 +0200 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 17hhBi-0003Yw-00 for ; Thu, 22 Aug 2002 03:55:06 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17hgkC-00064b-00; Wed, 21 Aug 2002 21:26:40 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 17hgiA-000606-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 21 Aug 2002 21:24:34 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 17hgi8-0005zo-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 21 Aug 2002 21:24:33 -0400 Original-Received: from tyo202.gate.nec.co.jp ([210.143.35.52]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17hgi7-0005zi-00; Wed, 21 Aug 2002 21:24:31 -0400 Original-Received: from mailgate4.nec.co.jp ([10.7.69.193]) by TYO202.gate.nec.co.jp (8.11.6/3.7W01080315) with ESMTP id g7M1Nw424455; Thu, 22 Aug 2002 10:23:58 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: from mailsv.nec.co.jp (mailgate51.nec.co.jp [10.7.69.196]) by mailgate4.nec.co.jp (8.11.6/3.7W-MAILGATE-NEC) with ESMTP id g7M1MTI10399; Thu, 22 Aug 2002 10:23:33 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: from mcsss2.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp ([10.30.114.133]) by mailsv.nec.co.jp (8.11.6/3.7W-MAILSV-NEC) with ESMTP id g7M1LlG21652; Thu, 22 Aug 2002 10:22:28 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: from mcspd15.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp (mcspd15 [10.30.114.174]) by mcsss2.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp (8.10.2+Sun/3.7Wlsi_mx_6.0) with ESMTP id g7M1Lks13596; Thu, 22 Aug 2002 10:21:46 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: by mcspd15.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp (Postfix, from userid 31295) id B8D7636F2; Thu, 22 Aug 2002 10:21:45 +0900 (JST) Original-To: "Stefan Monnier" System-Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu Blat: Foop In-Reply-To: <200208211523.g7LFNSQ24721@rum.cs.yale.edu> Original-Lines: 14 Errors-To: emacs-devel-admin@gnu.org X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:6740 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:6740 "Stefan Monnier" writes: > > There are two types of people in the world: ones who use C-a C-k when > > they change their mind at a prompt, and ones who wail on the Delete key. > > I don't know about you, but when I do C-a C-k in Emacs-21's *shell* > buffer, I don't end up erasing the prompt. I think his point was that the `wail on the Delete key' people do it because that's what they're used to, and they're likely to continue doing so, even if there are `better' methods available. -Miles -- "1971 pickup truck; will trade for guns"