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

[Richard Stallman]

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  > Not only that.  The readability is also diminished.  Compare

  >   (read-char-by-name
  >     "Unicode name, single char, or hex, default all: " t))

  > with

  >   (read-char-by-name
  >     (format-prompt "Unicode name, single char, or hex" "all")
  >     t)

  > To me, the first one tells very accurately what will the user see as
  > the prompt, while the second doesn't.

To be fair, the two arguments of `format-prompt' have a clear semantic
distinction.  The first is the general description of the argument to
be read, and the second is its default value.

But the issue with translation is practical, not a matter of how we
think of things.  Thanks for explaining the issue clearly.

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