GNU bug report logs - #12443
24.2.50; Default values in the minibuffer prompt (fix

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Reported by: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:08:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.2.50

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 12443 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#12443: 24.2.50; Default values in the minibuffer prompt (fix inconsisntecy)
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2020 22:04:53 +0300

There is another consequence from the commit de4f347901a.

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.
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