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In article <jwvk41ws3v8.fsf-monnier+gnu.emacs.help@gnu.org>,
Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:
>Then don't use it.

Because the parsing for 'interactive' works pretty well, for some 90% of
the cases.

If you are bored, check out "background.el".  When in the prompt, keys
like C-b, C-f, C-a, C-e work fine default, only C-p, C-n, C-s, C-r need
to play games.