From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: (interactive "...") : What goes in, what does not ? Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:14:11 -0400 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1205860566 15554 80.91.229.12 (18 Mar 2008 17:16:06 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:16:06 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs- devel To: "paul r" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Mar 18 18:16:35 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JbfQ1-0007i5-CS for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:16:09 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JbfPR-00057x-GH for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:15:33 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JbfP9-0004zh-Lm for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:15:15 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JbfP8-0004yv-1z for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:15:15 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JbfP7-0004yq-Se for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:15:13 -0400 Original-Received: from pruche.dit.umontreal.ca ([132.204.246.22]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JbfP7-0001ml-HT for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:15:13 -0400 Original-Received: from ceviche.home (vpn-132-204-232-21.acd.umontreal.ca [132.204.232.21]) by pruche.dit.umontreal.ca (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id m2IHFNee009898 for ; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:15:23 -0400 Original-Received: by ceviche.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 95445B41C7; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:14:11 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: (paul r.'s message of "Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:04:10 +0100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-NAI-Spam-Score: -2.5 X-NAI-Spam-Rules: 2 Rules triggered BAYES_00=-2.5, HAS_X_HELO=0 X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:92905 Archived-At: >> Is there a reason why some input >> reading methods have a code letter for interactive and some not ? > Sorry to bump this question, but I'm still wondering. In case there is > no clear policy about it, how would you like a patch to provide code > letter for commonly used prompt that does not have their own code > letter yet, please ? Code letters were important when built-in functions couldn't use Elisp forms as interactive specs. Now that they can use Elisp code as well, it is less important. Stefan