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bug#12443: 24.2.50; Default values in the minibuffer prompt (fix inconsi
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Lars Ingebrigtsen |
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bug#12443: 24.2.50; Default values in the minibuffer prompt (fix inconsisntecy) |
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Sun, 13 Sep 2020 15:00:31 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net> writes:
> Is there a real need to duplicate the default value in read-file-name
> when the default value is already shown as initial input?
>
> For example, now after typing 'C-x 5 d' (dired-other-frame), the prompt
> becomes overly long with the duplicate long default value that now
> doesn't fit into the frame width:
>
> Dired in other frame (directory)
> [/very/long/path/with/lots/of/subdirectories/]:
> /very/long/path/with/lots/of/subdirectories/
>
> Here the default value is in square brackets [...] because of my
> customized prompt " [%s]" for minibuffer-default-prompt-format.
> But with the default format " (default %s)" the prompt would be even longer.
Yup; I didn't test read-file-name enough before doing these changes, and
I have now reverted them. read-file-name's DEFAULT is kinda like other
function's INITIAL, if you squint at it a bit.
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