Re: [External] : Re: master 513c5d827d: Use `format-prompt' in

[Robert Pluim]

>>>>> On Mon, 05 Sep 2022 00:04:46 -0400, Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> said:

    >> > We've transformed virtually all prompts like this to use
    >> > `format-prompt', so it's just something people that read
    >> > code like this have to get used to.

    >> Wow.  The logic of that...

    Richard> There is no rational argument there, only emotion.
    Richard> To contribute to useful discussion of what to do,
    Richard> what we need are rational arguments.

Like Lars said: using `format-prompt' allows people to adjust the
appearance of prompts according to their preferences. People who write
code for emacs need to know what its various functions do, and the job
`format-prompt' does is not particularly hard to remember.

Robert
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