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26.3; `y-or-n-p' leaves prompt and response in echo area

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From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 38785 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#38785: 26.3; `y-or-n-p' leaves prompt and response in echo area
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2019 15:29:00 +0100

On Dez 29 2019, Drew Adams wrote:

>> > I think `y-or-n-p' should probably just use
>> > `(sit-for 1)' after it shows the prompt + answer,
>> 
>> That would always delay the caller of y-or-n-p by one
>> second.  I'm pretty sure that would be highly annoying.
>
> 1. Not always delay.  It's sit-for, not sleep-for,

That doesn't make it any better.  It introduces latency, and latency is
very annoying, prone to induce errors.

Andreas.

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