* Make register insertion consistent with other insertion
@ 2014-09-11 2:26 Daniel Colascione
2014-09-11 14:01 ` Tom
2014-09-13 11:27 ` Mathias Dahl
0 siblings, 2 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Daniel Colascione @ 2014-09-11 2:26 UTC (permalink / raw
To: Emacs developers
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I'd like to apply the following patch to flip the sense of the prefix
argument to interact calls to insert-register. I find the current
default behavior of putting point before the inserted text annoying; I
want it after more often and don't want to add C-u to an already long
key sequence.
Of course, this is an incompatible change to a very old interface, but
the breakage should be limited to muscle memory and recorded macros.
=== modified file 'lisp/register.el'
--- lisp/register.el 2014-06-03 09:06:18 +0000
+++ lisp/register.el 2014-09-11 02:24:53 +0000
@@ -425,13 +425,14 @@
"Insert contents of register REGISTER. (REGISTER is a character.)
Normally puts point before and mark after the inserted text.
If optional second arg is non-nil, puts mark before and point after.
-Interactively, second arg is non-nil if prefix arg is supplied.
+Interactively, second arg is nil if prefix arg is supplied and t
+otherwise.
Interactively, reads the register using `register-read-with-preview'."
(interactive (progn
(barf-if-buffer-read-only)
(list (register-read-with-preview "Insert register: ")
- current-prefix-arg)))
+ (not current-prefix-arg))))
(push-mark)
(let ((val (get-register register)))
(cond
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* Re: Make register insertion consistent with other insertion
2014-09-11 2:26 Make register insertion consistent with other insertion Daniel Colascione
@ 2014-09-11 14:01 ` Tom
2014-09-13 11:27 ` Mathias Dahl
1 sibling, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Tom @ 2014-09-11 14:01 UTC (permalink / raw
To: emacs-devel
Daniel Colascione <dancol <at> dancol.org> writes:
>
> I'd like to apply the following patch to flip the sense of the prefix
> argument to interact calls to insert-register. I find the current
> default behavior of putting point before the inserted text annoying; I
> want it after more often and don't want to add C-u to an already long
> key sequence.
>
+1
It's very annoying when the cursor stays before the inserted text.
In practice I pretty much always want it after it.
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* Re: Make register insertion consistent with other insertion
2014-09-11 2:26 Make register insertion consistent with other insertion Daniel Colascione
2014-09-11 14:01 ` Tom
@ 2014-09-13 11:27 ` Mathias Dahl
2014-09-13 14:04 ` Stefan Monnier
1 sibling, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Mathias Dahl @ 2014-09-13 11:27 UTC (permalink / raw
Cc: Emacs developers
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>
> > I'd like to apply the following patch to flip the sense of the prefix
> > argument to interact calls to insert-register. I find the current
> > default behavior of putting point before the inserted text annoying; I
> > want it after more often and don't want to add C-u to an already long
> > key sequence.
>
I seldom use registers but I tried this out right now. I can say for a fact
that I know that, in the way I would use it, if I got into the habit of
using it, would be to prefer point after the inserted text.
So, for what it's worth: +1.
/Mathias
On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 4:26 AM, Daniel Colascione <dancol@dancol.org>
wrote:
> I'd like to apply the following patch to flip the sense of the prefix
> argument to interact calls to insert-register. I find the current
> default behavior of putting point before the inserted text annoying; I
> want it after more often and don't want to add C-u to an already long
> key sequence.
>
> Of course, this is an incompatible change to a very old interface, but
> the breakage should be limited to muscle memory and recorded macros.
>
> === modified file 'lisp/register.el'
> --- lisp/register.el 2014-06-03 09:06:18 +0000
> +++ lisp/register.el 2014-09-11 02:24:53 +0000
> @@ -425,13 +425,14 @@
> "Insert contents of register REGISTER. (REGISTER is a character.)
> Normally puts point before and mark after the inserted text.
> If optional second arg is non-nil, puts mark before and point after.
> -Interactively, second arg is non-nil if prefix arg is supplied.
> +Interactively, second arg is nil if prefix arg is supplied and t
> +otherwise.
>
> Interactively, reads the register using `register-read-with-preview'."
> (interactive (progn
> (barf-if-buffer-read-only)
> (list (register-read-with-preview "Insert register: ")
> - current-prefix-arg)))
> + (not current-prefix-arg))))
> (push-mark)
> (let ((val (get-register register)))
> (cond
>
>
>
>
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* Re: Make register insertion consistent with other insertion
2014-09-13 11:27 ` Mathias Dahl
@ 2014-09-13 14:04 ` Stefan Monnier
0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Stefan Monnier @ 2014-09-13 14:04 UTC (permalink / raw
To: Mathias Dahl; +Cc: Emacs developers
>> I'd like to apply the following patch to flip the sense of the prefix
>> argument to interact calls to insert-register. I find the current
>> default behavior of putting point before the inserted text annoying; I
>> want it after more often and don't want to add C-u to an already long
>> key sequence.
Fine by me. Please make sure you mention it in the NEWS.
Stefan
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