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Re: C-u prefix input (e.g., C-x f / set-fill-column)


From: Ulrich Mueller
Subject: Re: C-u prefix input (e.g., C-x f / set-fill-column)
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:05:35 +0200

>>>>> On Fri, 19 Oct 2007, David Reitter wrote:

> 2a. When users forget to give an argument with C-u, the error message  
> should be

> "set-fill-column requires an explicit argument with prefix C-u  
> <ARGUMENT>"

> or something like that.
> Or, better:

> 2b. Instead of displaying the above error message, the user should be  
> queried interactively for the argument, just like most interactive  
> functions do it. In other words, use (interactive "N") in `set-fill- 
> column' instead of "p".

Wouldn't (current-column) be a reasonable default if no explicit
argument was given?

Ulrich




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