GNU bug report logs - #22107
this-command-keys no longer returns prefix argument

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: bruce.connor.am <at> gmail.com

Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 15:43:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed

Merged with 22111

Found in versions 25.0.50, 25.1

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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Message #100 received at 22107 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: John Wiegley <jwiegley <at> gmail.com>
Cc: rgm <at> gnu.org, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 22107 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 bruce.connor.am <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#22107: 25.1; Wrong docstring for this-single-command-keys
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 23:16:42 -0500

> Stefan, can you summarize an argument for why it should change in 25.1?

Because it's better to get rid of all the C-u special case handling and
make C-u be a normal command so that GNU ELPA packages can implement
their own form of prefix command.

The immediate need for the new behavior is to be able to implement C-x
4 and C-x 5 as prefix argument (rather than keymaps) so as to be able to
get rid of all the foo-other-window and foo-other-frame and the
concomitant need to find key bindings for them.


        Stefan
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