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bug#32064: 26; doc string of `eval-last-sexp'
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Noam Postavsky |
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bug#32064: 26; doc string of `eval-last-sexp' |
Date: |
Thu, 05 Jul 2018 20:23:08 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.1 (gnu/linux) |
Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
> This is all a confusing mess, I'm afraid. And the code (e.g. of
> `eval-last-sexp' and its helper `elisp--eval-last-sexp') is not very
> clear either.
I agree. I think the solution is to simplify the interface somewhat.
As it stands, we're trying to cram a lot of functionality into the
prefix argument, and the encoding is too difficult to remember (both in
terms of implementing & documenting, as well as for using).
Instead, we should have something like this:
No prefix: echo with default formatting (like now)
C-u: insert result into buffer, no alternate integer formatting (like now)
C-u C-u: query user for detailed formatting options individually
And that's it, no clever handling of 0 vs negative number vs `-', etc
bug#32064: 26; doc string of `eval-last-sexp', Eli Zaretskii, 2018/07/06