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bug#19368: 25.0.50; NSM prompt is not self-explanatory enough
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#19368: 25.0.50; NSM prompt is not self-explanatory enough |
Date: |
Fri, 05 Feb 2016 09:42:27 +0200 |
> From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
> Cc: 19368@debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2016 14:35:13 +1100
>
> > I suggest to change the prompt to something like this:
> >
> > Continue connecting? ([N]o, [S]ession only, [A]lways)
> >
> > Alternatively, the first letter could be underlined (assuming we can
> > rely on every supported terminal to be able to display underlined
> > characters).
>
> This has now been fixed, and it's using read-multiple-choice, which
> makes the character choices underline and bold on graphical systems, and
> "[l]ike this" on non-graphical ones.
Thanks.
> Some terminals do have the capability to underline and bold stuff, but
> have nil (display-graphic-p), right? Is there a way to determine
> whether we're running on one of those terminals? Because
> underlining/bolding is prettier than [t]his.
I don't think you should be bothered by that, because 'underline' is a
standard face, and every terminal expresses it as best as they can.
Just use it.
bug#19368: 25.0.50; NSM prompt is not self-explanatory enough, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2016/02/04
bug#19368: 25.0.50; NSM prompt is not self-explanatory enough, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2016/02/04