Re: Request: Please add a prompt to read-event

[T.V Raman]

I didn't write the code in novice.el:-)

Lars Ingebrigtsen writes:
 > "T.V Raman" <raman@google.com> writes:
 > 
 > > Emacspeak advices read-event and read-char to speak their
 > > prompt. There are a few places in Emacs where read-event and/or
 > > read-char  are called without a prompt; e.g. disabled-command-function
 > >
 > > Could we perhaps fix this?
 > 
 > [...]
 > 
 > >      (message "Type y, n, ! or SPC (the space bar): ")
 > >      (let ((cursor-in-echo-area t))
 > >        (while (progn (setq char (read-event))
 > >                 (or (not (numberp char))
 > >                     (not (memq (downcase char)
 > >                                '(?! ?y ?n ?\s ?\C-g)))))
 > >     (ding)
 > >     (message "Please type y, n, ! or SPC (the space bar): "))))
 > 
 > Hm...  that is pretty odd.  Why is it using `message' here instead of
 > just using that string as the prompt to `read-event'?
 > 
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 > (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
 >    bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no

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Thanks,

--Raman(I Search, I Find, I Misplace, I Research)
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Thanks,

--Raman(I Search, I Find, I Misplace, I Research)
♉ Id: kg:/m/0285kf1  🦮