GNU bug report logs - #3619
Replace Rectangle can't do empty after first replace anymore

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "w.goesgens" <w.goesgens <at> outgesourced.org>

Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:25:08 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug, wontfix

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 3619 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
        "w.goesgens" <w.goesgens <at> outgesourced.org>
Subject: bug#3619: Replace Rectangle can't do empty after first replace anymore
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:09:52 +0200

>> Actually, C-x r d is the equivalent (since C-x r k additionally stores
>> the killed text on the kill ring).  And yes, this was a known tradeoff
>> when introducing the new behavior in Emacs-22.
> I looked briefly at this, and found it surprising that `read-string'
> offers no way to reject the default value in favour of an empty
> string. `read-from-minibuffer', on the other hand, does.

I don't know what you're referring to: in which way does
read-from-minibuffer let you distinguish between "the user wanted the
empty string" and "the user wanted the default value"?


        Stefan
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