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Re: C-u - does not work
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Barry Margolin |
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Re: C-u - does not work |
Date: |
Wed, 08 Jun 2016 16:38:13 -0400 |
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In article <87bn3ba2os.fsf@Equus.decebal.nl>,
Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> wrote:
> On Wednesday 1 Jun 2016 00:00 CEST, hasm@example.invalid wrote:
>
> >
> >> When I want four - I would expect the following to work:
> >> C-u -
> >> but it does not.
> >
> > You can enter a number after C-u, defaulting to 4, number can be
> > positive or negative. When you type -, emacs things you are
> > composing a negative number.
>
> I should have thought about that. :-(
>
> But the situation I started with (but dumped down) was that I did:
> C-u C-u -
>
> With âC-u C-uâ I already signified that I want 16, so why does that
> not work and do I have to give:
> C-u 16-
>
> Not really a problem, but just wondering.
>From the documentation:
C-u without digits or minus sign provides 4 as argument.
Repeating C-u without digits or minus sign
multiplies the argument by 4 each time.
So if you type a number after C-u, it doesn't matter that you repeated
it, it switches to the explicit numeric argument.
If you think this is wrong design, file a bug report.
--
Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
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