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Re: digit-argument and inserting numbers
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Lennart Borgman (gmail) |
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Re: digit-argument and inserting numbers |
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Date: |
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:34:03 +0200 |
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Chong Yidong wrote:
> In bug#771, Jay Belanger pointed out a problem with digit-argument:
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>> "M-5 0 x" would print 0 five times, followed by an x. However, "M-5 0
>> x" will print x fifty times.
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> The problem is that there isn't an easy way to print `0' five times,
00000 ;-)
> using either digit-argument or C-u.
More seriously I would suggest something like
"M-5 C-q 0"
This feels rather mnemonic too me.