Re: mml-attach-file with an empty description fails (indirectly)

[Reiner Steib <reinersteib+gmane@imap.cc>]

On Wed, Apr 16 2008, Tim Landscheidt wrote:

> Gnus v5.11
> GNU Emacs 22.1.1 (i386-redhat-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.10.14)
[...]
>
> | (mml-attach-file "/var/tmp/test.txt" "text/plain" "")

Which function produces this?  In interactive use,
mml-minibuffer-read-description caters for empty (or all whitespace)
arguments, i.e. the argument it set to nil.

> in an empty mail inserts:
>
> | <\#part type="text/plain" filename="/var/tmp/test.txt" disposition=attachment description=>
> | <\#/part>
>
> Pressing C-c C-c yields:
>
> | forward-sexp: Scan error: "Containing expression ends prematurely", 377, 378
>
> The last two numbers change sometimes.
>
> | (mml-attach-file "/var/tmp/test.txt" "text/plain")
>
> instead produces:
>
> | <\#part type="text/plain" filename="/var/tmp/test.txt" disposition=attachment>
> | <\#/part>
>
> that causes no problems. I do not know whether this bug lies
> within Gnus' realm or beyond but I appreciate any advice.
>
> Thanks,
> Tim
>
> P. S.: BTW, how can I quote MML commands in a message?

,----[ `C-h k <menu-bar> <Attachments> <Quote MML in region>' ]
| <menu-bar> <Attachments> <Quote MML in region> runs the command mml-quote-region
|   which is an interactive compiled Lisp function in `mml.el'.
| It is bound to <menu-bar> <Attachments> <Quote MML in region>, C-c RET q.
| (mml-quote-region BEG END)
| 
| Quote the MML tags in the region.
`----

Bye, Reiner.
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