GNU bug report logs - #30284
25.3; ffap's messages don't distinguish between finding, reading, windowing and alternating files

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: dieter <at> duenenhof-wilhelm.de (H. Dieter Wilhelm)

Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2018 07:37:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: fixed

Found in version 25.3

Fixed in version 27.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 30284 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: dieter <at> duenenhof-wilhelm.de (H. Dieter Wilhelm)
Cc: 30284 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#30284: 25.3; ffap's messages don't distinguish between
 finding, reading, windowing and alternating files
Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2019 19:17:56 +0200
dieter <at> duenenhof-wilhelm.de (H. Dieter Wilhelm) writes:

> Dear maintainer,
>
> please enhance the echo area messages of:
>
> ffap-read-only
> ffap-other-window
> ffap-read-only-other-window
> ffap-alternate-file
> ffap-alternate-file-other-window
>
> In contrast to the analogue  messages of
>
> find-file-read-only
> find-file-other-window
> find-file-read-only-other-window
> find-alternate-file
> find-alternate-file-other-window
>
> the ffap-* commands show only one and the same message (as ffap) and
> don't distinguish their implementation.  This would be helpful.

I have now done so on the Emacs trunk.

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