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bug#12443: 24.2.50; Default values in the minibuffer prompt (fix inconsi
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Stefan Monnier |
Subject: |
bug#12443: 24.2.50; Default values in the minibuffer prompt (fix inconsisntecy) |
Date: |
Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:41:49 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.2.50 (gnu/linux) |
>>> I see no reason for this inconsistency,
>> Agreed. The officially sanctioned behavior is to use "(default ...)".
> Then all commands should be consistent on that.
Agreed.
> (Anyway, I don't understand why the way of formatting the default
> value in the prompt string should make the job of this mode harder,
> because if we know what the default value is and how is formatted in
> the prompt string, it should be trivial to identify that part at the
> right side of the prompt string. Maybe I'm missing something...)
The problem is that we don't always know how it is formatted in the
prompt (it might be a shortened version, for example).
> Thanks, but if we agree that there is a problem here (or there is room
> for improvement), it would be better to fix this in the vanilla Emacs.
It's a matter of taste (some people prefer the "(default ...)").
Stefan