GNU bug report logs - #177
23.0.60; doc for read-from-minibuffer

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 21:00:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #10 received at 177-done <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 177-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: 23.0.60; doc for read-from-minibuffer
Date: Sat, 03 May 2008 22:20:36 -0400

> Arg DEFAULT can now be a list. This is not reflected in the doc
> string.

In the latest CVS version, this is documented.

> If READ is non-`nil', then DEFAULT is also used as the input to
>     `read', if the user enters empty input.

As pointed out later in that paragraph,

 If @var{default} is a list of strings, the first string is used as the
 input.
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