* Default values
@ 1997-06-05 8:42 Andy Eskilsson
1997-06-06 3:32 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
1997-06-06 18:06 ` Paul Franklin
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From: Andy Eskilsson @ 1997-06-05 8:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
Gnus is a bit inconsistent regarding default values..
for example when outputting to file, the prompt looks something like:
Save this article in mail file : (default comp.lang.python)
Here I am -----------------------------------------------^
But when using nnweb I get asked something like:
Search Engine type: Altavista
And here ----------^
I would preferr something like
Search Engine type (altavista):
and now gnus waits here ------^
Though, I believe thet the search string in nnweb should appear on the
input-line.. uhmm.. :-)
/Andy
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* Re: Default values
1997-06-05 8:42 Default values Andy Eskilsson
@ 1997-06-06 3:32 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
1997-06-06 6:34 ` Andy Eskilsson
1997-06-06 22:01 ` Hrvoje Niksic
1997-06-06 18:06 ` Paul Franklin
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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen @ 1997-06-06 3:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
Andy Eskilsson <flognat@fukt.hk-r.se> writes:
> But when using nnweb I get asked something like:
>
> Search Engine type: Altavista
> And here ----------^
>
> I would preferr something like
>
> Search Engine type (altavista):
> and now gnus waits here ------^
The advantage of the former method is that you just press `C-k' if you
don't want the default. And if you almost want it, but just want to
edit it slightly, you can, but you can't with the latter.
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larsi@gnus.org * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
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* Re: Default values
1997-06-06 3:32 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
@ 1997-06-06 6:34 ` Andy Eskilsson
1997-06-06 17:34 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
1997-06-06 22:01 ` Hrvoje Niksic
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From: Andy Eskilsson @ 1997-06-06 6:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
/ Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> wrote:
|
| The advantage of the former method is that you just press `C-k' if you
| don't want the default. And if you almost want it, but just want to
| edit it slightly, you can, but you can't with the latter.
Yep the problem is.. I don't slightly want to modify the search
engine! Either I want it, or I choose another one.
For the search string I agree..
/Andy
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* Re: Default values
1997-06-06 3:32 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
1997-06-06 6:34 ` Andy Eskilsson
@ 1997-06-06 22:01 ` Hrvoje Niksic
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From: Hrvoje Niksic @ 1997-06-06 22:01 UTC (permalink / raw)
Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:
> Andy Eskilsson <flognat@fukt.hk-r.se> writes:
>
> > But when using nnweb I get asked something like:
> >
> > Search Engine type: Altavista
> > And here ----------^
> >
> > I would preferr something like
> >
> > Search Engine type (altavista):
> > and now gnus waits here ------^
>
> The advantage of the former method is that you just press `C-k' if you
> don't want the default.
And with the latter method you don't even need to press `C-k'. :-)
> And if you almost want it, but just want to
> edit it slightly, you can, but you can't with the latter.
I don't see why I would ever want to "edit slightly" the string
"Altavista".
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* Re: Default values
1997-06-05 8:42 Default values Andy Eskilsson
1997-06-06 3:32 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
@ 1997-06-06 18:06 ` Paul Franklin
1997-06-09 13:33 ` Per Abrahamsen
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From: Paul Franklin @ 1997-06-06 18:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
>>>>> Andy Eskilsson writes:
> Gnus is a bit inconsistent regarding default values..
> for example when outputting to file, the prompt looks something like:
> Save this article in mail file : (default comp.lang.python)
> Here I am -----------------------------------------------^
There are lots of prompts such as this one where I would prefer to be
able to edit the default. The one I use frequently is
gnus-summary-move-article. (Splitting isn't perfect.)
If I just use the default, the empty response gets placed in the
corresponding minibuffer history, which often ends up looking like
10 nnml:-mail.work
11
12 nnml:-uw.cs.proj
13
14 nnml:-mail.junk
Moreover, having the default as part of the minibuffer prompt often
makes the minibuffer wrap if I supply my own argument. And like Lars
says, you can always use C-k to kill the supplied default.
What do other people think? If folks like this, I'll add it to my
list of patches I need to implement and send to Lars. :)
--Paul
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