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bug#43593: 27.1; `customize-set-variable': wrong prompt for Boolean valu


From: Lars Ingebrigtsen
Subject: bug#43593: 27.1; `customize-set-variable': wrong prompt for Boolean value
Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2021 13:22:52 +0200
User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux)

Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:

> If the prompt said something like this it would be
> clearer:
>
>  Set customized value for bar to true (y) or false (n): (y or n)
>
> It's wrong to suggest that this is about setting
> the value to `y' or `n'.

Yes, I agree that it's kinda obscure.  The proposed prompt here is a bit
long though, so I've gone with this instead in Emacs 28:

"Set customized value for bar to true: (y or n)"

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