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Re: read-regexp
From: |
Stefan Monnier |
Subject: |
Re: read-regexp |
Date: |
Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:47:52 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) |
>>> The problem is in the ambiguous name of the argument DEFAULT.
>>> It was intended to provide exactly the same functionality as the
>>> argument STRING-DESCRIBING-DEFAULT of the function `read-face-name',
>>> i.e. to display in the minibuffer prompt what default the function
>>> will use if the user types RET.
>>
>> The question is rather: why isn't that string available via M-n as
>> defaults usually do? I think adding that regexp to M-n is a better
>> option, and that makes the use of the name `default'
>> completely justified.
> This string is not available via M-n due to historical requirements of
> `occur'. It used to display the last element of regexp-history
> in the prompt and use it when the user types RET. Other commands
> that use read-regexp historically don't require such a string.
I still don't understand. Your occur explanation explains why it's
displayed in the prompt and used as default value, but not why it's not
in the M-n.
Stefan
Word Delimited Query Replace (was: read-regexp), Juri Linkov, 2008/10/18
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- Re: Word Delimited Query Replace, Juri Linkov, 2008/10/18
- Re: Word Delimited Query Replace, Stefan Monnier, 2008/10/18
- Re: Word Delimited Query Replace, Juri Linkov, 2008/10/19