Re: Default history-length should be higher

[Michael Welsh Duggan]

Tom <address@hidden> writes:

> Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:
>> 
>> BTW, whether someone finds a history list of 1000 elements to be
>> long or reasonable might also have to do with how they access its
>> elements.
>> 
>> If someone typically just cycles among elements using, say, `M-p',
>> instead of searching (using, say, `M-r') or completing, then 1000
>> would generally be far too long a list - as would even 100 probably.
>> (I tend to complete against the history list.)
>
> All users should know at least M-r, it's in the manual, so it 
> should be no argument against a longer history list.

FWIW, I've been using emacs for many, many years, and did not know about
M-r.  On the other hand, I don't object to increasing the history size,
because now I know about M-r!  Thanks!

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Michael Welsh Duggan
(address@hidden)