GNU bug report logs - #35564
27.0.50; [PATCH] Tweak dired-do-shell-command warning about "wildcard" characters

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Kévin Le Gouguec <kevin.legouguec <at> gmail.com>
Cc: michael_heerdegen <at> web.de, 35564 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, npostavs <at> gmail.com, juri <at> linkov.net, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, drew.adams <at> oracle.com
Subject: bug#35564: [PATCH v5] Tweak dired warning about "wildcard" characters
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2019 09:08:05 +0200

> From: Kévin Le Gouguec <kevin.legouguec <at> gmail.com>
> Cc: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>,  35564 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
>   michael_heerdegen <at> web.de,  npostavs <at> gmail.com,  monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca,
>   drew.adams <at> oracle.com
> Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 21:34:07 +0100
> 
> - in the simplest case, the UI change is minor: it turns this message:
> 
>   > Confirm--do you mean to use ‘?’ as a wildcard? (y or n)
> 
>   into this one:
> 
>   > 1 occurrence of ‘?’ will not be substituted.  Proceed? (y, n, ?) ?
> 
>   (or, with read-multiple-choice:)
> 
>   > 1 occurrence of ‘?’ will not be substituted.  Proceed? (_y_es, _n_o, toggle _d_etails, _?_): 

Is this the best wording you've been able to arrive at?  It sounds
slightly confusing to me (but then I don't use this facility too
much).  The confusing part is that it talks about "substitution", and
the user might not be aware that there is any substitution going on.

Thanks.

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