Re: bug#8050: Gnus does not connect to my IMAP server any more

[Ted Zlatanov]

On Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:34:06 -0500 Stefan Monnier <monnier@IRO.UMontreal.CA> 
wrote: 
SM> Ted wrote:
>> If you want me to modify `y-or-n-p' to use `read-char-choice' let me
>> know and I'll submit a patch.

SM> That would be a good change, yes, please.

I'll propose on emacs-devel.

>> Try (dropdown-list '("choose one: y" "............n" "............N"))
>> since that's how it will look with the new
>> `auth-source-char-read-choice' function.

SM> Hmm... I'm not sure it's an improvement over the simple
SM> "y/n/N/e/?" prompt.  For completions and other cases where the total
SM> text is too long to fit on a single line, such a dropdown-list can make
SM> sense, but for this particular case it just reminds of me people using
SM> tons of different typefaces in Word document.

OK, I've removed the dropdown-list stuff.  Can you close this bug or let
me know what else is needed?

Thanks
Ted