bug#54479: closed (27.2; Doc string of `read-char-from-minibuffer-insert-other')

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> 27.2; Doc string of `read-char-from-minibuffer-insert-other'
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> Sun, 20 Mar 2022 15:35:09 +0000
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> The doc string of this command is less than comprehensible, IMO.
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>   Handle inserting of a character other than allowed.
>   Display an error on trying to insert a disallowed character.
>   Also discard all previous input in the minibuffer.
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> To me, this doesn't say anything about what this command does.  After
> all, it's a _command_, not just a function that reads a char
> (presumably).  What does it do - what do you use it for?
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> What does "handle" mean here?  What are the "allowed" chars, and in what
> way are they "allowed"?  What's meant by "previous input" here?
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> A guess is that by discarding "previous input" is meant first clear the
> minibuffer - remove its content.  ("Previous input" suggests minibuffer
> history.)
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> In GNU Emacs 27.2 (build 1, x86_64-w64-mingw32)
>  of 2021-03-26 built on CIRROCUMULUS
> Repository revision: deef5efafb70f4b171265b896505b92b6eef24e6
> Repository branch: HEAD
> Windowing system distributor 'Microsoft Corp.', version 10.0.19043
> System Description: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (v10.0.2009.19043.1526)
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> > From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
> > Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2022 15:35:09 +0000
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> > The doc string of this command is less than comprehensible, IMO.
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> >   Handle inserting of a character other than allowed.
> >   Display an error on trying to insert a disallowed character.
> >   Also discard all previous input in the minibuffer.
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> > To me, this doesn't say anything about what this command does.
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> Thanks, I fixed that.
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