GNU bug report logs - #32738
26.1.50; 'read-answer' allows only single characters as short answers

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2018 09:05:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: fixed

Found in version 26.1.50

Fixed in version 27.0.50

Done: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #14 received at 32738 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 32738 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#32738: 26.1.50;
 'read-answer' allows only single characters as short answers
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 02:00:25 +0300

>> -                                   (format "%c" (nth 1 a))
>> +                                   (if (characterp (nth 1 a))
>> +                                       (format "%c" (nth 1 a))
>> +                                     (key-description (nth 1 a)))
>
> This will still display C-a s ^A.  I suggest to use
> single-key-description instead.

I tried single-key-description but it displays ^A,
whereas key-description displays C-a.
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