GNU bug report logs - #19152
25.0.50; "You can run the command `debug-on-entry' with M-x deb-o RET"

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Message #47 received at 19152 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
Cc: 19152 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, ivan <at> siamics.net
Subject: Re: bug#19013: bug#19152: bug#19013: 25.0.50;
 Suggestions for M-x commands
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 15:12:14 +0200

> From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
> Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 23:11:22 -0500
> Cc: 19152-submitter <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 19013 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
> 	19152 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> >> I believe there should be a variable to customize this behavior
> >> (say, suggest-shorter-command-limit; defaulting to 5, but with nil as
> >> an option to disable such suggestions altogether.)  As a workaround,
> >> I’ve simply disabled it entirely (see the patch MIMEd.)
> 
> I don't think that's needed.

I disagree.  This is new behavior different from previous one, and
it's clearly at least a little bit controversial.  So I think we
should have an option to turn it off and get back the old behavior.
Something like what Ivan proposed, with minor changes, would be good,
IMO.

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