GNU bug report logs - #12992
24.2.90.1; `C-x 8 RET RET': `Wrong type argument: characterp, nil'

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Simen Heggestøyl <simenheg <at> ifi.uio.no>

Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2012 11:57:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.2.90.1

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 12992 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Simen Heggestøyl <simenheg <at> ifi.uio.no>
Subject: bug#12992: 24.2.90.1; `C-x 8 RET RET': `Wrong type argument: characterp, nil'
Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2012 09:37:56 +0800

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> `C-x 8 RET RET' gives `Wrong type argument: characterp, nil' in Emacs
>> version 24.2.90.1, whereas in version 24.2.1 it produces the message
>> `Not a Unicode character'.
>
> Neither of which is nice.

How about simply changing the message to "You didn't specify a
character", similar to C-h f RET?

We could do a "require-match" type read, but those are best used
sparingly (since they can be annoying).
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