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Re: I can back up over all kinds of prompts with C-b
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Eli Zaretskii |
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Re: I can back up over all kinds of prompts with C-b |
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Sun, 06 Jan 2002 18:57:48 +0200 |
> From: Dan Jacobson <jidanni@deadspam.com>
> Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.bug
> Date: 06 Jan 2002 22:16:59 +0800
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> Gentlemen, do emacs -q, M-x occur RET Notice how you can back up over
> the prompt string with C-b, whilst C-a won't back up over it.
> Prompt: "List lines matching regexp: ...."
That's a feature. If you don't like it, customize the variable
minibuffer-prompt-properties and turn on the `Inviolable' option.
(This is in NEWS, btw.)
> Let me guess: "a feature", but if you ask me, it feels like the seat
> belts are loose, or drunk driving. OK, maybe I'm a bondage freak or
> something.
Not really a nice thing to say, IMHO. Someone labored on that
feature, as well as on your ability to turn it off, you know.