Subject: bug#12443: 24.2.50; Default values in the minibuffer prompt (fix inconsisntecy)

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2020 15:00:31 +0200

Juri Linkov <[email-masked]> writes:

> Is there a real need to duplicate the default value in read-file-name
> when the default value is already shown as initial input?
>
> For example, now after typing 'C-x 5 d' (dired-other-frame), the prompt
> becomes overly long with the duplicate long default value that now
> doesn't fit into the frame width:
>
>   Dired in other frame (directory)
> [/very/long/path/with/lots/of/subdirectories/]:
> /very/long/path/with/lots/of/subdirectories/
>
> Here the default value is in square brackets [...] because of my
> customized prompt " [%s]" for minibuffer-default-prompt-format.
> But with the default format " (default %s)" the prompt would be even longer.

Yup; I didn't test read-file-name enough before doing these changes, and
I have now reverted them.  read-file-name's DEFAULT is kinda like other
function's INITIAL, if you squint at it a bit.

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